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 call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
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
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
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; even if; 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?; 's; of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o