not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
all present; all concerned; all of us
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
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
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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.
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
honorific/polite/humble prefix
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
script; libretto; scenario
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
mountain hamlet; mountain village
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this occasion; at this time; now
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
on the occasion of; at the time of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")