to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
Kobayashi Sachiko (1953.12-)
decorative lights; illumination
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
health; healthy; sound; fit
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
digital versatile disc; DVD
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
New Year's Eve; December 31
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
taking a commemorative photo
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university