Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to settle (in a place); to settle down
older employee who does not have much actual work
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(period of) a year; during an era
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
national holiday; public holiday
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
personal; individual; private
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
winter vacation; winter holidays
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to be exhausted; to be tired out