sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
New Year's pine decorations
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey there; I say; see here
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
hard to reach place; remote place
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to leave as is; to ignore
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow