to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
when; at what moment; what time
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
difficult to ...; hard to ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be in focus; to come into focus
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all sorts of; all kinds of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
it is I who should say so
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time