to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hand over; to surrender
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
two persons; two people; pair; couple
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
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
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to become misty; to become hazy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...