it's been a long time; long time no see
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
excursion; field trip; school trip
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
senior high school; high school
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)