to bear fruit; to take effect
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
making money; making a profit
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to shoot or fire off an arrow
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to freeze to death; to die of cold
living in a group; communal living; community life
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
average year; normal year
preparation; arrangements
oversight; omission; mistake
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
best regards; please take care of; please do