winter vacation; winter holidays
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
2nd day of the month; two days
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
first shrine visit of the New Year
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
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.)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly