beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
unveiling; debut; introduction
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
student (esp. a university student)
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
writing (e.g. as a profession)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to win favour; to win favor
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
master; teacher; stable master
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
cannot be compared with; no match for
handful; small amount; small number
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to knead well; to polish; to refine
spawning grounds; egg-laying site
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
going upstream; swimming upstream
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
back street; back alley; off-street
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled