absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
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
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
deceased; late; dead; departed
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; first day of the year; 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 record videos for archiving
extended leave; long vacation
offensive (movement); aggression
making out; necking; canoodling; fondling; flirting
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
Grand Alliance (against France)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
active; dynamic; energetic
to talk; to carry meaning
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably