teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
original intention; initial resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
tension; mental strain; nervousness
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
New Year's Eve; end of the year
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
but; however; even though; even if
to lose one's way; to get lost
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
sponging (e.g. off one's parents); sponger
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
way (of doing); manner; method; means
absolute pitch; perfect pitch