to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to come to an end; to rest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
New Year's pine decoration
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
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.
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
established practice; custom
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
although I say; although one might say; although called