New Year's Eve; December 31
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
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
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
in that way; thus; so; so?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; thereupon; because of that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
fourth day of the month; four days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
homecoming; returning home
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
father; dad; husband; you; he
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
suffix for familiar person
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...