splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
maid; helper; help; assistance
New Year's Eve; December 31
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
festival merrymaking; revelry
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
first shrine visit of New Year
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case