to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
student (esp. a university student)
every year; yearly; annually
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough