shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck
exorcism rite; purification
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
nee-naw (sound of an emergency vehicle siren); wee-woo
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
express; special delivery
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy