girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
New Year's Eve; December 31
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be surprised; to be astonished
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to apologize; to apologise
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
New Year's Eve; end of the year
invitation; introduction; temptation
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
a little bit; a little while
home area; home town; local
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class