first month of the lunar calendar; January
suffix for familiar person
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
putting into operation; invocation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
rather; better; instead; if anything
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
Island; insula; island; islet
recovery; rescue; recapture
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
fast-talking; rapid talking
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")