winter vacation; winter holidays
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
immersion; being absorbed in
what time; (lit.) which hour
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to erase all trace of something
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
the same place; that place
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern