cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
24th day of the month; 24 days
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
world; society; people; the public
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
in this way; along these lines; similarly
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
winter vacation; winter holidays
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
one large ...; a great ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
exaltation; emotional uplift
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Christmas Eve; holy night
custom; habit; customary practice
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
invitation; introduction; temptation
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
illumination; decorative lighting
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district