preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
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.
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
suffix for familiar person
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling