passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
in this way; thus; such; uh...
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
thought; consideration; thinking
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
incident; affair; happening; event
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
New Year's Eve; December 31
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
large; large-sized; large-scale; big