New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unexpectedly; surprisingly
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
so; like this; in this way
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
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)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold