to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
festival; feast; carnival
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
New Year's Eve; end of the year
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something; some kind of; for some reason
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
memories; recollections; reminiscence
such ... as; or some such
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy