heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
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
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
New Year's Eve; end of the year
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
what do you want?; can I help you?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
New Year's Eve; December 31