year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
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
other side; opposite side; other party
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
man; male; masculine gender
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
I see; that's right; indeed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
100,000,000; one hundred million
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
probability; likelihood; chances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very good luck; excellent fortune
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
every person; every mouth; every entrance
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to state; to express; to mention
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely