a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
then; well; so; well then
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
never mind!; don't worry about it
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
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 disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup