mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
incident; affair; happening; event
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
first shrine visit of New Year
middle of the night; dead of night
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
having one's face revealed; having one's face seen
prevention; precaution; protection against
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
senior high school student
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
although I say; although one might say; although called
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
votive picture (originally of horse)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case