not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
number one; first; best; most; game; round
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fine weather; fair weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
of course; certainly; naturally
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
adds force or indicates command
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
name; given name; first name
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate