to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
first shrine visit of New Year
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
suffix for familiar person
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just past noon; afternoon
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
now; the present time; just now; another; more
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward