that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
new student; freshman; first-year student
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(not so) much; (not) very
watch your step; slippery floor
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
study; learning; tutorial
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
continuation; succession; series
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
major cleanup; spring cleaning
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
first shrine visit of New Year