wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
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)
returning from school; going home from school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
such ... as; or some such
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
1000 ri; (a) long distance
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
recently; lately; these days
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
forgetting the hardships of the old year; year-end drinking party
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as usual; as is one's habit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
question; inquiry; enquiry
tail (animal); tail end; tip
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom