to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
second day of the month; two days
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
low dining table; tea table
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
New Year's Week (festivities)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
now; the present time; just now; another; more
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire