condition; figure; appearance; voice
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
quick work; (clever) feat
evident; plain; distinct; clear
New Year's Eve; December 31
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
each place; various places
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
drunkenness; intoxication
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
leaving; quitting; retiring
suddenly; all of a sudden
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
something wrapped in a furoshiki
unexpectedly; surprisingly
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
prudence; discretion; thought
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire