when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to practice magic; to practise magic
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
height (of body); stature
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)