winter vacation; winter holidays
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
election; selection; choice
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
since when; from when; how long
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
near oneself; close to one; familiar
wise saying; famous saying
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
new menu item; new dish on a menu
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
program (e.g. TV); programme
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
prayer for school success
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to get distracted; to jump off the track
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire