at; in; at; when; by; with; so
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
winter vacation; winter holidays
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
January; first month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to grow up; to become an adult
now; the present time; just now; another; more
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as