January; first month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
right in the midst of; right at the height of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
management; administration; operation
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
appearance; expression; manifestation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
ten; 10; ten years of age
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
support; backing; aid; assistance
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)