January; first month of the lunar calendar
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I see; that's right; indeed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for