clearing one's throat; cough
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
all present; all concerned; all of us
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
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
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific/polite/humble prefix
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o