the other day; a few days ago
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
it is I who should say so
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
how; in what way; how about; questionable
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
flood of customers; roaring business
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
as (for); for; in the capacity of
how; in what way; in what manner
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sensual love; love affair
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(some) more; even more; longer; further