to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
matter for great congratulation
to make merry; to be festive
boastful speech; bragging
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to become misty; to become hazy
indirection; indirectness
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
people close to the head man
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
number of persons; personnel
to sniff out; to get wind of