burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
suffix for familiar person
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
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
older sister; lass; young lady
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together; at the same time; same; identical
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)