one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
24th day of the month; 24 days
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
long ago; a long time ago; already
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
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 turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
whichever one chooses; either way
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
Christmas Eve; holy night
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
why; how; for what reason
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")