year-end gift; end of the year; year end
fortune teller; soothsayer; diviner
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
false reputation; empty title; empty name
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
quite; utterly; really; completely
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
just one person; only one
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
the place for; the time for; the level of
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
evening; sunset; nightfall
voluntary; optional; free; elective
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
jumbled; in disarray; scattered randomly about (small items)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
speech; expression; wording; language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough