winter vacation; winter holidays
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to express (in words); to confess
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
female high-school student
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
establishment; settlement
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
operation; functioning; running
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
atomic reactor; nuclear reactor
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
for the present; for the time being
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
again (and again); once again; yet again
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience