a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to