it's been a long time; long time no see
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
again; once more; a second time
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
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
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(being so overjoyed that) one cannot help but dance; unable to contain one's excitement; jumping for joy; (arch.) being in such a panic that one doesn't know what to do; (arch.) being completely flustered
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
April Fools' Day; April fool
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing