hello; good day; good afternoon
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to increase; to add to; to augment
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; even though; despite
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)