year-end gift; end of the year; year end
natural virtue; personal virtue
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
town girl; girl raised in a town
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
employer's house; master's house
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
wounded person; injured person
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
air transportation; air transport
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
street stall; stand; booth