revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
connections; contacts; influence
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
social status; social position
influential person; man of importance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to order; to command; to appoint
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
proud; having a prominent nose
arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
greeting; a fine thing to say
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
as soon as possible; ASAP