to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
complete recovery of health
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
late at night; small hours of the morning
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
simple; easy; convenient; handy
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
to be needed; to be wanted
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be able to manage somehow or another
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
street; quarter; district; area
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person