one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls
losing one's virginity; defloration
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
Christmas carol; Christmas song
feeling one gets from listening to something
New Year's pine decoration
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
stopping at; going no further than
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
everything one does; whatever one does
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
to be busy at work; to work diligently
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to talk to oneself; to mutter