(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
in that way; thus; so; so?
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
vinegar used to wash or season seafood
home area; home town; local