it's been a long time; long time no see
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
town; city; municipal; urban
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come