to wish to go well; to have good intentions
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
filial duties; devotion to one's parents
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
death (of an emperor); demise
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
serious condition; critical condition
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
edge of the eaves; house frontage
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
New Year's pine decorations
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress); national mourning
fourth day of the month; four days
setting sail; departure (from a port)
New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII); New Year's party
modesty; self-control; discretion
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
even the demons of hell rest during O-Bon and the New Year
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
dice; die; baton (of command)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
former winters; the last winter
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout