New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
periodic; regular; routine
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
kitchen; financial situation
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
overheating; overexcitement
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
metre; meter; meter; gauge