head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
the passing year; the old year
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
second-year student; biennial
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to rush over; to run up to
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
gossip; corner of the mouth
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result