to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
depending on; dependent on
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
polish; improvement; burnishing
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to become misty; to become hazy
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to forget completely; to leave behind
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
just past noon; afternoon
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
in the morning; during the morning
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
man's handwriting; kanji; Chinese characters
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
first ski of the season; first ski run
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side