New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
discussion; argument; debate
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to complain; to make a complaint
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to slap; to strike; to spank
to be boiled; to be cooked
banknote; bill; note; paper money
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
on the way back; when about to go back
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous