December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
winter vacation; winter holidays
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
all you want; as much as one wants
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
father and mother; parents
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support