material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to intervene; to stop (something)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
first shrine visit of New Year
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky