one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; during; while; although; all; both
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
from the viewpoint of; according to
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
influence; effect; impact
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart