world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to make merry; to be festive
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
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
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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 buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
duty; function; office; mission; task
accomplishment; execution
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)