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
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)