soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
way (of doing); manner; method; means
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
study; learning; tutorial
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
continuation; succession; series
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to make merry; to be festive
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued