pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this and that; various things
to mark the end; to spell the end
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
winter vacation; winter holidays
New Year's Eve; December 31
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
system; institution; organization; organisation
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
difference; variation; difference
first shrine visit of New Year
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know