not bad; not half bad; pretty good
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
reopening; resumption; restarting
first shrine visit of New Year
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
not necessarily so; is not always true
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
perfect; complete; flawless
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to have an idea; to have a clue
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
every year; yearly; annually
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year