it's been a long time; long time no see
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
as (for); for; in the capacity of
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
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.
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to have a talk; to tell a story
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish