place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
child born to one's current wife
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
absentmindedness; peace of mind
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to complete decisively; to do to completion
understanding person; supporter
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
lately; recently; nowadays
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
knowing; (an) acquaintance
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
bygones; the past; past event
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
major cleanup; spring cleaning
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
to take photographs for later use; to shoot video for archiving
extended leave; long vacation
offensive (movement); aggression
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
France; French (language)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another