midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
good humour (humor); good mood
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to put on airs; to assume importance
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
change of occupation; career change
had better ...; had better not ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
fortune-telling; divination
on the occasion of; at the time of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)