fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
feeling; sense; impression
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and