to attempt; to test; to try out
New Year's Eve; end of the year
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
time; hour; period; class
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
arm; skill; efforts; ability
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
present; gift; to give a present or gift
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
festival; feast; carnival
relatively; comparatively
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
scene; spectacle; sight; view
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)