New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
dry riverbed; river beach
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to congratulate; to celebrate
that is to say; so that means
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
to form a group; to form a bunch
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
just one person; only one
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
scene; spectacle; sight; view
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
being too late; losing one's final chance
first cry of a newborn baby
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)