granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sales battle; business competition
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
absence; disregard; indifference