to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
addition; adding; supplement
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
conversely; on the contrary
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
firm; unshakeable; resolute
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
to grow taller (of people)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
process; course; mechanism
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
talking while standing; standing around talking
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
... (years old) this year
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
smallish; on the small side
in the same way as; just like