returning to one's parents' house to give birth; giving birth at one's parents' home
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
no!; no no!; no, not at all
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
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
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
February; second month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
district; section; sector
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
exhibition hall (room, area)