sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
one full year; first anniversary
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
two parts; two copies; the second part
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
full impact; packing a punch
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
proofreading; calibration
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to stare back (at); to glare back
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
simple and clear; plain and simple
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
totally willing; fully motivated
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous