January; first month of the lunar calendar
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
close; intimate; on good terms
personal feelings; self-interest
close; intimate; on good terms
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
(social) class; rank; grade
fort; stronghold; fortification
sabotage; subversive activities
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to have a chill run down one's spine
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
giving up; quitting; surrendering
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
day after day; day by day
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
memory; sense; experience