silence; stillness; quietness
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
perfect; complete; flawless
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
every year; yearly; annually
custom; habit; customary practice
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget to say; to forget to mention
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be too numerous; to be too much
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)