to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
river; stream; River; the ... river
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
border (between countries); national border
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
business; trade; operations; sales
reopening; resumption; restarting
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to gather; to collect; to assemble
Kaya; Gaya (4th-6th century confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
briskly; quickly; promptly
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast