January; first month of the lunar calendar
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to take someone's life; to kill someone
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
innocent; blameless; guiltless
personal history; background; career
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to die by drowning; to drown
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
life and death; life or death
to put on airs; to assume importance
online news; netnews; Usenet
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
professor; teaching; instruction
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
going to Europe; trip to Europe
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of