arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
winter vacation; winter holidays
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
than; other than; except; but
to attack; to assault; to assail
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
infinite loop; closed loop
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
class meeting; classroom assembly
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis