to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
vocational school; technical school
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
knitting; knitted material; crochet
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of the New Year
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to hate each other; to hate mutually
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
distrust of (other) human beings
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
intuition; instinct; hunch
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...