December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
daini (type of playing cards)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
all; entire; whole; altogether
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
rapid development; rapid unfolding