before the end of this year
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
such; this sort of; like this
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
only; merely; but; no more than
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
in succession; one by one
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to put into the mouth; to eat
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
these guys; these fellows
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to complain; to make a complaint
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination