December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one 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 (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ladder form of "high" kanji
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
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 wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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); fan (e.g. electric)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do