it's been a long time; long time no see
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
(police) detective; criminal matter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be wanted
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(another's) daughter; young lady
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
at that time; in those days
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
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
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.
re-examination; reinvestigation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
name; given name; first name
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
match; game; bout; contest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why