sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
end of life; death; annihilation
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
strike (i.e. industrial action)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
bargain; good buy; budget
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to be utterly disheartened
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by