one of these days; someday; one day
will not do; do not; does not
memory; ability to remember
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
ago; since; before; previous
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to worry about the future
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to come to an end; to close the curtain
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
final; eventual; ultimate
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
changing clothes; change of clothes
easy; simple; there's no way that ...