to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
stollen; German fruit cake
store interior; inside of a shop
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
with these words; while saying
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
for the first time in one's life
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
invitation; introduction; temptation
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez