twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
bad boy; naughty child; brat
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
black kite (Milvus migrans); Inverness cape; filcher; sneak thief
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; humorous mask of a homely woman's face
kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
spring landscape; spring scenery
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
timewise; temporal; chronal
battle; war; (arch.) weapons and armour; (arch.) arms
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
lying concealed; being hidden
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
private person; individual
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
feeling keenly; fully realizing
that year; same year; same age