regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
boarder; boarding student
no exception; without exception; always the same
Christmas Eve; holy night
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
at first; in the beginning; originally
decoration; ornament; trimmings
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to press a question; to cross-examine
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
sleepover; overnight stay
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
first class plus; extra special
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar