year-end gift; end of the year; year end
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to half-rise to one's feet
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to search for; to seek for; to look for
nice; likeable; desirable
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
level ground; plain; flatland
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)