it's been a long time; long time no see
Navagraha (divine personifications of the nine celestial bodies in Hindu mythology); nine luminaries; (in Onmyōdō) divination of a person's fate based on the nine celestial bodies's positions at birth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
commerce; trade; business
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake