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Christmas

2

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

18

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

6

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

10

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

27

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

5

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

3

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

be; is

4

be; is

4

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

7

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

15

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

9

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

4

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

2

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

5

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

13

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

23

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

4

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

48

Christmas Eve

1

I can tell you; heh

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

17

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

1

established practice; custom

1

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

2

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

13

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

93

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.

30

every year; yearly; annually

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

12

we; us

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

30

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

7

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

but; however; although

2

family; members of a family

1