thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year's Eve; end of the year
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
never mind!; don't worry about it
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to detain; to check; to restrain
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
being good at cooking; good cook
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
living by oneself; living alone
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings