to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to close (one's eyes); to shut
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
decoration; ornament; trimmings
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something