December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eighth month of the lunar calendar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
such; like that; that sort of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle