New Year's Eve; December 31
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
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
door; gate; opening; title page
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
audience; spectator; spectators
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
unit; (musical) group; band
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to turn towards; to point
innumerable; countless; numberless
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...