a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
messenger; envoy; emissary
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
time; season; period; phase; stage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to tell; to state; to do
polite; respectful; reverent
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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; stool; post; office; position
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 price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on