January; first month of the lunar calendar
for example; for instance; e.g.
Windsor (Canada, UK); Winsor
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
business hours; opening hours; office hours
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
that day; the very same day
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
living thing; living creature; animal; life
watering hole; watering place
to speak; to hear a voice
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
have to do; must; should; ought to
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
after a long time; for the first time in a while
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world