honorific/polite/humble prefix
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
adds force or indicates command
understood; I see; OK; present; here
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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.)
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)