it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
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
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
military officer; naval officer
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the other day; a few days ago
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
this is why; this means; it is the case that