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
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
messenger; envoy; emissary
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unanticipated; unexpected
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retiring voluntarily; resigning one's post (to make way for others); stepping down; bowing out
time; season; period; phase; stage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
imperial court; royal court
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
back (of a chair); backrest
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
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 leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
while; during; while; although; all; both
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on