December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
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.
three times; thrice; third (interval)
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
winter vacation; winter holidays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
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 ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nothing but; except; no more than
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
every year; yearly; annually
to buy more; to increase one's holdings
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind