January; first month of the lunar calendar
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
March; third month of the lunar calendar
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
having delicate feelings; sensitive
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be too numerous; to be too much
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
God only knows what may happen
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to garner interest; to attract attention
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
simple is best; less is more