rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
of no interest; not interested
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
and; thereupon; because of that
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
fifth day of the month; five days
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
tenth day of the month; ten days
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)