tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
in the mountains; among the mountains
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
personal grudge; personal enmity
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
name recognition; established reputation
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
number of persons; personnel
preparatory phase; preparatory period
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate