hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
(adding) fuel to the fire
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
terrible luck; very bad luck
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
confidentially; privately; off the record
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
protracted war; war of attrition
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
divorce; dissolution of adoption
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
the matter you have been talking about
prayer (for something); supplication
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
arrangement; pact; agreement
as a child; when one was a child
conversely; on the contrary
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen