major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
one cause; one reason; one factor
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
steamed bun; steamed bread
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
calling by name; designation; nomination
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
one's own handwriting; autograph
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to tear up and throw away
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to invite in; to show someone in
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding