shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
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)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
resignation; acceptance; consolation
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
summer vacation; summer holiday
homecoming; returning home
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to like; to love; to be fond of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
hateful; detestable; loathsome
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
defense; defence; defensive preparations
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
feeding (animals); provisioning
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
being on duty; person on duty
year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January