in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
annual function; annual event
New Year's Eve; December 31
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
have a good day; take care; see you
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
robbery; robbery case; burglary
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to invite in; to show someone in
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
besides; moreover; in addition
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to give; to do (something) for
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by