it's been a long time; long time no see
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
time; hour; period; class
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
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 feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
nothing but; except; no more than
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous