(find) common (meeting) ground
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
father; dad; husband; you; he
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
fate; destiny; predestination
to think of; to come up with
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
individual differences; personal equation
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
sleeping pill; sleep medication
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
amiable; affable; likable
personal; individual; private
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
hard to reach place; remote place
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
hot topic; talk of the town
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged