bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
farm house; country cottage
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
earthenware; porcelain; china; Seto ware; ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)
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
decoration; ornament; trimmings
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
strapped for cash; hard up
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
speculation; thinking; meditation
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
travelling alone; solitary journey
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn