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
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
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.
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
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; to come about
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
name; given name; first name
to find; to discover; to come across; 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; even if; 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 come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
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; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
match; game; bout; contest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam