knitting; knitted material; crochet
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of New Year
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
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
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
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 useful; to be good for you
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
spring break; spring vacation
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing