December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
31st day of the month; 31 days
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
win over an ozeki by a rank-and-file wrestler; silver star
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
railroad; railway; rail transport
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.
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unfortunately; regrettably
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work