December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
unexpected meeting; coincidence
what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to walk away; to saunter off
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
shifting gears; changing gears
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
these guys; these fellows
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
department store; department
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
health; healthy; sound; fit
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift