throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
colour; color; hue; tints
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
next year; following year
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to follow; to conform; to apply to
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
this world; this life; world of the living
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
New Year's Eve; December 31
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
triangle; triangular shape
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
to pile up; to accumulate
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
matter to be checked or investigated