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
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
January; first month of the lunar calendar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
library; book collection; paperback book
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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 (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to express (in words); to confess
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to well up; to burst; to arise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such; this sort of; like this
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known