New Year's Eve; December 31
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
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
suffix for familiar person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
of course; certainly; naturally
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
rikka; formal style of ikebana
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
drinking party; get-together
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk