to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
really; truly; indeed; good grief
meaning; significance; sense
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
winter vacation; winter holidays
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Christmas Eve; holy night
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)