situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
feeling; sense; impression
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
long ago; already; a long time ago
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
article; news story; report; account
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
editorial; leading article; leader
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
first of all; first thing
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to frolic about; to mess around
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
administration; governance; the authorities; authority