exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
self-deprecating; self-mocking
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
comfort; consolation; diversion
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
position; location; base; point; site
to be away from home; to be out of the house
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
group; bunch; crowd; group
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
homecoming; returning home
to support each other; to support one another
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
recently; lately; these days
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
New Year's Eve; December 31
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to underrate; to make light of
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
young person; youth; young
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to slap; to strike; to spank
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)