(period of) a year; during an era
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
very busy (person or thing)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
that is to say; so that means
rubbish heap; garbage dump
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
ultimate; final; last; eventual
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)