December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
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
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
school festival; campus festival
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
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.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
scenery; scene; landscape
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...