December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
20th day of the month; 20 days
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
slightly early; just before
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
yen (currency of Japan); circle
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
all present; all concerned; all of us
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
the other day; lately; recently
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
I see; that's right; indeed
feeling; sense; impression
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently