force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
so; like this; in this way
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
winter vacation; winter holidays
living room (Western style); sitting room
to collect; to assemble; to gather
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
difficult to ...; hard to ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...