to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
first shrine visit of New Year
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Japanese person; Japanese people
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
most part; greater part; majority
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
not carrying (driver's license, passport, etc.); not having on one's person; nonpossession
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
gossip; corner of the mouth
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
leisure time; idle moment
to have a talk; to tell a story
if you think about it; come to think of it