it's been a long time; long time no see
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
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 write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
enumeration; citation; listing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to have a talk; to tell a story
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
story; tale; talk; discussion
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...