New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
white background; blank; female virgin
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
trial; judgement; judgment
even if; even though; however; no matter how
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
nature; property; disposition
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned