(a) little; somewhat; somehow
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
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
of course; certainly; naturally
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
feeling; sense; impression
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
please (give me); please (do for me)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.