surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to get angry; to lose one's temper
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
menstrual pain; period pain
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
full dress; formal dress; uniform
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
to pause; to have a short intermission
going through; going via; going by way of
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
spell; charm; incantation; magic word