January; first month of the lunar calendar
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
bolt from the blue; great surprise
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
living by oneself; living alone
form; shape; figure; morph
charming; fascinating; attractive
straight-laced person; stubborn person
interference; intervention; meddling
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
nothing but; none other than
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
point card; loyalty card; reward card
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to pay attention; to be watchful
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
reading partway; leaving half-read