December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
31st day of the month; 31 days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
ladder form of "high" kanji
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
January; first month of the lunar calendar
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more