fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
taking a commemorative photo
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)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
New Year's Eve; December 31
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
digital versatile disc; DVD
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)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
health; healthy; sound; fit
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
decorative lights; illumination
Kobayashi Sachiko (1953.12-)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
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)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter