mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
together with; same; both; all; including ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to speak; to hear a voice
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
New Year's Eve; December 31
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
to go to see (something, someone); to visit