it's been a long time; long time no see
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually