it's been a long time; long time no see
novel; story; (work of) fiction
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
wherein; therein; thereinto
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)