thereafter; after doing that; followed by
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to begin to walk; to set out
about this time; about now
close; intimate; on good terms
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
impression given by a painting or image
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
year of the Boar; year of the Pig
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
tide; current; tendency; trend
second-hand shop; recycle shop
keeping things tidy and in order
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
great emperor; ... the Great