spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to take over; to hand over
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
winter vacation; winter holidays
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to paint (draw) a picture
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
turning into a cooler state; cooling down
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
environment; circumstance
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
the whole village; all the villages (in an area)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.