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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
hello; good day; good afternoon
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
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.
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
educational institution; school; academy; campus
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
while; during; while; although; all; both
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that