year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
January; first month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
first shrine visit of the New Year
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all