it's been a long time; long time no see
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
outline; summary; gist; basic points
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
war; battle; match; game; competition
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter