useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
New Year's Eve; December 31
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
how many people; a number of people
family; members of a family
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
something; some kind of; for some reason
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
one thin flat object; one sheet
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
popular name; common name; given name
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband