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)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be worried; to be troubled
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
when it becomes; when it comes to
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan