to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
last business day of the year
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
public relations department (section, office)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to take over; to hand over
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
retirement at one's own request
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
donation; contribution; offering
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
street oratory; soapbox speech
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
incident; affair; happening; event
settlement; solution; resolution
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation