January; first month of the lunar calendar
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
study; learning; tutorial
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
one's house; one's home; one's family
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
development; exploitation
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up