serious; not joking; straight
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
first shrine visit of New Year
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
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.)
fortune-telling; divination
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be needed; to be wanted
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?