to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
anecdote; brief (comic) story
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
healthy; sound; wholesome
labor; labour; toil; hardship
the place for; the time for; the level of
rational; reasonable; logical
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
having said that; on the other hand
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to take (be in) charge of
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
production; output; turning out
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
study of foreign languages; linguistics
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
divide into four pieces; one fourth
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)