New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
when it becomes; when it comes to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
January; first month of the lunar calendar
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to say; to be pleased to say
to read the situation; to sense the mood
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
sliding; being just in time
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)
opinion; intention; thought
prefectural government; prefectural administration
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year