it's been a long time; long time no see
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); 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
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")
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; innovation; improvement
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 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; and then
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; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression