to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to be absorbed in reading
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to get late; to advance; to wear on
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
container for boiled rice
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
speech; expression; wording; language
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
detour; circumvention; turning movement
late at night; at a late hour
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint