fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
staying the night; lodging (at)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
beating (of drums); rushing (water); crashing (of waves)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
and; thereupon; because of that
established practice; custom
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
every year; yearly; annually
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
drawing ability; skill at art
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
full-length portrait or statue
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
blank space; margin; blank canvas
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head