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
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
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.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
suffix for familiar person
Sōseki; Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in the meanwhile; during the time
another thing; other things; another man's property
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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.
job hunting; job searching
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very