it's been a long time; long time no see
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
collection of short stories; collected short stories
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
short story; short film; short poem
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
time series; chronological order; chronology
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
story; tale; talk; discussion
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
now; the present time; just now; another; more