being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
hundred battles; many battles
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
last business day of the year
to provide; to arrange; to install
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
eSports (form of competition using video games); e-sports; electronic sports
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
bravery; courage; heroism
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)