the New Year begins; the New Year starts
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
what people say; rumours; public opinion
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
natural; reasonable; understandable
to enrol in a temple school; child enrolled in a temple school; incarcerating a criminal in a temple as a form of punishment (popular during the latter Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods); to go to a temple and repent (following a disaster, etc.)
common name; popular name
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
warming up sake; warmed sake
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
recently; lately; these days
shirker; goof-off; goldbricker
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
bitch; witch; ugly woman; 1-point card; junk card
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe