to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
what time; (lit.) which hour
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
both; both sides; both parties
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
trivial; not amounting to much
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way