winter vacation; winter holidays
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
tenth day of the month; ten days
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to let an opportunity slip
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
enactment; establishment; creation
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
insight; power of observation
branch office; branch store
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
proposed solution; idea for a solution
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
inside; interior; inner part
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
dickey (garment); dicky; dickie; tuxedo front; tux front
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)