difference; variation; difference
first shrine visit of the New Year
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
not worth doing; waste of effort
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
small number; few; minority
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
matching clothing worn by couples
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; underdressed for the occasion
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection