to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
to raise one's voice; to shout
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
incident; affair; happening; event
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to fall on one's backside
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
good old; good old-fashioned
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet