January; first month of the lunar calendar
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
installment; instalment; premium; bill
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
raging bull; ferocious bull
such; like that; in that way
to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open