January; first month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
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 celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
meaning; significance; sense
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
adds force or indicates command
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?