many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
rather; better; instead; if anything
police; police officer; police station
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
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
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
and; thereupon; because of that
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be worried; to be troubled
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
undisputed; entirely; perfect
image; figure; figure; form; image
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number