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
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
regular time; stated period
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
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.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
business trip; official trip
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's the way it is; such is life
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become