to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
censorship; inspection; examination
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
minority group (party); minority
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
January; first month of the lunar calendar
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
massing (of troops); gathering
to lie down; to throw oneself down