tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to begin; to set about; to start
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
way; method; means; resource; course
dealing with; coping with
environment; circumstance
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
method of bringing up; method of raising
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
near oneself; close to one; familiar
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
rather; better; instead; if anything
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
warm air (e.g. from a heater); (arch.) spring breeze
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)