beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
to drop; to lose; to let fall
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
sanctification; consecration
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end
distinction; discrimination
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
detailed; minute; articulate
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
personal feelings; self-interest
woman; lady; adult female
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)