hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
healthy; sound; wholesome
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to discuss; to talk together
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
business trip; official trip
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to grow up; to become an adult
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
for work; in a manner related to work
transactions; dealings; business
company; corporation; workplace
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
companion; partner; spouse
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick