anthology; collection of works
pregnancy; conception; gestation
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
29th day of the month; 29 days
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
older sister; elder sister
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
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.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
first meeting; first interview with
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to talk; to chat; to chatter
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
dullard; indecisive person
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)