it's been a long time; long time no see
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be silent; to say nothing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
together; at the same time; same; identical
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to be worried; to be troubled
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o