negotiations; discussions; connection
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
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
-less; lacking; non-existing
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
custom; practice; convention; precedent
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
scenery; scene; landscape
fine weather; splendid weather
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
than; other than; except; but
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few