midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to face; to go towards; to head towards
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
all present; all concerned; all of us
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently