to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
first thing in the morning
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
annual function; annual event
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
national holiday; festival day
every year; yearly; annually
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
wintertime; winter season
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)