(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
feeling great (refreshed)
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
special radio or television programme; television special
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
natural disaster; calamity
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
timewise; temporal; chronal
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
window; window (shop display)
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for