New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
social life; social intercourse
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
person with a bounty on their head
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
specialization; specialisation
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
individual match; single game
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
protector (e.g. chest); guard
to make a lasting impression
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
communication skills; communication ability
chilly; unpleasantly cold
surely; certainly; without doubt
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
means of transportation; transport service
diagnosis; medical examination
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory