year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
without cause; without reason
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
magazine; journal; periodical
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
planning; plan; project; arrangements
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least