companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to rank with; to rank among
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
first shrine visit of New Year
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to trample; to crush underfoot
to squash; to crush; to flatten
drumming on one's belly; having one's fill
enough is enough; no further!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
chance; opportunity; lucky break
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out