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
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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 give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
southern part; the south (of a region)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)