certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
beginning; outset; first; onset
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get between; to be caught in
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
January; first month of the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
home; household; family; hearth
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
one's house; one's home; one's family
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays