mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
affectation; showiness; pretence
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
speech and conduct; words and deeds
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
root crops; root vegetables
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
dancing or jumping for joy
parcel kept refrigerated during delivery; cool delivery
to be prolonged; to drag on
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement