gratitude; thanks; apology
largest class; top category
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
becoming dull; slowing down
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
yellowish; tinged with yellow
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
treasure chest; strongbox
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
the way back; the way home; return trip
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent