noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
prohibition; inhibition; ban
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
just the other day; quite recently
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
continuation; succession; series
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
lump together; put all together
cabbageworm (caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
observation; survey; watching
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
eloquence; cleverness in speaking
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to creep about; to crawl around
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that