December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
shopping centre; shopping center; shopping mall
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
the opposite direction; the other way
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
existence; possession; having; limited company
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
muddy water; red-light district
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
dilapidated house; deserted house
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to smash; to break into pieces
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
in proportion to; just as much as
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
freedom; free man; free woman
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
transfer; assignment; conveyance
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
future prospects; promise
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very