outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
autumn, season of good appetite
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
true friend; close friend
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
either way; in any case; one way or another
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
preparation; arrangements
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
certainly; surely; definitely
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
New Year's Eve; December 31
major cleanup; spring cleaning
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
way of asking; way of listening; listener