December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be prolonged; to drag on
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
parade float; festival float
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
good humour (humor); good mood
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
manly; masculine; like a man
to grow up; to become an adult
unfairness; injustice; partiality
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
candy; sweet; confectionary
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)