a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; 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
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
over-fond parent; doting parent
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah