to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
character evaluation; profile
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
estimate (of costs); budget
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
each time it happens; at all such times
intellectual-type gangster
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
document; official papers
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
contest; comparison; competition
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
episode; anecdote; vignette
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
what is called; what they call; so-called
eternal; unlimited; endless
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate