occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
when it becomes; when it comes to
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
New Year's Week (festivities)