golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus); Syrian hamster
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
to anticipate; to foresee
ability to attract customers
stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
disparate society; stratified society
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
miser; niggard; cheapskate
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
thousand years; many years