December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
estimate (of costs); budget
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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.
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
shopping; purchased goods
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
three; three years of age
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort