having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
moderately wealthy person
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sharing; division; draw; tie
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
first shrine visit of New Year
to lie down; to throw oneself down
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January