idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
no regrets; without regrets
above-mentioned; above-named; above
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
session; jam session; jam
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to become better; to improve
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
overanxiety; needless worry
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
weather (meteorology) information
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift