a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
too (much); overly; excessively
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thin; slender; fine; unlucky