to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
finally; barely; only just; gradually
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
helping hand; help; support; aid
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sewing; needlework; embroidery
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
liquid face-whitening makeup
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
winter vacation; winter holidays