approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
monetary offering; offertory
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally