origin; appearance of auspicious omen
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
technical term; terminology; nomenclature
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
contrast; antithesis; comparison
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
at least; at most; (even) just
commuting to school; school commute
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
calamity; disaster; accident
in succession; one after another
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
very little (amount); next to nothing; hardly any; paltry; meagre
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to push to one side; to put aside
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
urgency; exigency; emergency
powder snow; powdery snow
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water