reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
grand; imposing; magnificent
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
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
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
traditional style of Japanese residential architecture
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
clothing decorated with one's family crest
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
(plump and) happy-looking
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
because of; owing to; due to
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to prostrate oneself before
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
polish; improvement; burnishing
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress