curse; spell; malediction
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
money to see one over the New Year period
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
article to be delivered; present
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to incur someone's enmity
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
moderate faction; moderates
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
consecutive victories; series of victories
releasing on parole; conditional release
possible; likely; probable
television program; TV program
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
correction; revision; rectification
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
rather; better; instead; if anything
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart