hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
letter; missive; note; mail
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be surprised; to be astonished
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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 ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
authenticity; credibility
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
health; healthy; sound; fit