December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
24th day of the month; 24 days
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
estimate (of costs); budget
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yen (currency of Japan); circle
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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 choose; to select; to pick (out)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
shopping; purchased goods
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
three; three years of age
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort