start of a romance; beginning of love
as you can imagine; as imagined
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
loss; defeat; counter for losses
Japan Series (annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball)
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to breathe in and breathe out
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
even if nothing else; more than anything else
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
dinner (esp. a formal one)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
in order; in turn; one by one
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
continuing one's education into university
beginning of the year; early in the New Year