New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
press; print shop; printing office
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
number of characters per line, page, etc.
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interior; inside; internal
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
materials; data; document
audio tape; magnetic tape
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
how long; how far; how much
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
another; different; separate; discrete
100,000; hundred thousand
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
insufficient (money, etc.)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
from the viewpoint of; according to
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally