it's been a long time; long time no see
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rather than; more ... than ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
novel; story; (work of) fiction
about; on; regarding; per; for every
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
story; tale; talk; discussion
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
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
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.
interruption; suspension; break
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
revision (of text); alteration; change
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)