year-end gift; end of the year; year end
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
celebration; auspicious occasion
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
(period of) a year; during an era
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
theatre-going; theater-going
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
thousands; several thousand
one thin flat object; one sheet
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
long ago; previous; of a former age