meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
someone (something) not to be trifled with
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(physical) growth; development
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be away from home; to be out of the house
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
rave reviews; extremely high praise
tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
being filled with; being full of; permeation
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on