December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
article; news story; report; account
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
feeling; sense; impression
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
bygones; the past; past event
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now