a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
line; queue; procession; matrix
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate