happy family get-together
father; dad; husband; you; he
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
all present; all concerned; all of us
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
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that day; the very same day
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
yukata cloth material; special light woven material 36-40cm wide for making yukata
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to