hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
January; first month of the lunar calendar
each place; various places
shopping; purchased goods
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
large number (of); many; majority
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
order of chivalry; chivalric order
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
love affair; sensual pleasures
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
on hand; readily available
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise