height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
conferring of decorations
government official; clerk
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
January; first month of the lunar calendar
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
possible; likely; probable
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
excellent; superb; first-rate
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
most of all; extremely; supremely
quarrel; dispute; argument