it's been a long time; long time no see
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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.
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly