New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
natural calamity; disaster
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
mangy cur; low animal; beast
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
sixth day of the month; six days
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
evening; last night; yesterday evening
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
just one person; only one
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
field; plain; prairie; moor
going west; heading westward
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so