December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
library; book collection; paperback book
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
four characters; four letters
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
so what!; who gives a damn?
trivial; not amounting to much
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
villain; baddie; the villain's part
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
vertical furrow (between the eyebrows)
chief vassal; senior statesman
prime minister; premier; chancellor
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities