to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
with these words; while saying
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
most part; greater part; majority
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
honour; honor; glory; privilege
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
New Year's Eve; end of the year