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
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
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
winter vacation; winter holidays
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older sister; elder sister
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
being on duty; person on duty
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
neighbourhood; neighborhood
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
New Year's Eve; end of the year
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
at least; at most; (even) just
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like