Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to increase; to add to; to augment
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
overtime fraud; reporting false overtime hours
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
literature; books (reference); document
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
attendance; presence; appearance
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)