December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags 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 (musical interval); many times; over and over again
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; diversion; amusement; hobby
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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; and then
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
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
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; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
every year; yearly; annually
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind