January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
recovery; undoing; recall
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
feeling keenly; fully realizing
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
basket; basketball; basket cloth
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
bento; Japanese box lunch
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
bento; Japanese box lunch
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
both hands; both arms; ten
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
moving; touching; stirring
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
healing item; health item
throwaway; disposable; single-use
forced to use; forced into a position
commencing with; including
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
in the end; at the end of the day
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
at that time; in those days