grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to understand; to make out
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
white background; blank; female virgin
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
before the end of this year
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
calm; composed; leisurely
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
with a friendly grin; smilingly
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
justice; fairness; impartiality
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
to be relieved; to feel relieved
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
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)