December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very young; little; childish; immature
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more