January; first month of the lunar calendar
day on which the temperature fails to reach 0 degrees Centigrade
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to happen to have on hand or in stock
application; request; petition
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
poor physical health; bad shape
employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job
going to the hospital for regular treatment
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
return; conclusion; reduction
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
older brother; elder brother
the same rank; equality; apposition
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat