being very busy; busyness
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
single-theater; independent (cinema); art-house (film)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
love story; romance; love affair
natural calamity; disaster
to backfire; to have a harmful result
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
parallel world; parallel universe
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
sender; consignor; remitter
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
one's person; around one's person
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays