to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
showing one's face in public; facing another person
family vacation; family trip
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to speak; to hear a voice
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
breakfast special; cheaper than usual breakfast combination
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
natto (fermented soybeans)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
on the occasion of; at the time of
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to become frosted; to become frosty
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
sluggishness after few days off
winter; wintertime; winter term
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely