drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
invitation; introduction; temptation
almost every day; almost daily
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
speech; expression; wording; language
correction; rectification; mending; repair
particularly; only; in the case of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
accurate; correct; precise; exact
authenticity; credibility
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
hot topic; talk of the town
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
club activities; extracurricular activities
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest