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
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
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.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do