interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
fully armed; armed to the teeth
platform; home; home base; home plate
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim