it's been a long time; long time no see
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
one more time; once more; once again
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
autumn breeze; fall breeze
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
now; the present time; just now; another; more
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
in this way; thus; such; uh...
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
romanticist; romantic; dreamer