to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
first shrine visit of New Year
verbal message; word (from someone)
to be prolonged; to drag on
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be infected; to be contagious
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
condition; state (of health); appearance
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
official announcement; proclamation
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
symptoms; condition (of a patient)