crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
full view; plain sight; completely visible
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
(one's) quota; assignment
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
witnessing; observing; sighting
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.