healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
on bad terms; at loggerheads
surroundings; environs; circumference
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
price; cost; value; worth; value
nice; likeable; desirable
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
equality; impartiality; evenness
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
complete; whole; perfect; safe
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
one of these days; someday; one day
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
charming; fascinating; attractive
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough