(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
perfect; complete; flawless
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing