remedy for a cold; cold medicine
local product; homegrown; homebred
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
fixed cost; fixed expense
first calligraphy of the year
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
genuine article; real thing; real deal
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
the same night; that night
having no money; lack of money
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)