snowshoes; Snowshoe (cat breed)
very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
free markets and open guilds; way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together
out of season; unseasonal
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
god of marriage; matchmaker
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
to find out; to discover; to detect
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
jealousy; roasted rice cake
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
to perceive; to understand
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
marriage fraud; fake marriage
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
obstruction of business; interference with business
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
searching for someone; search for a missing person
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
error of judgment; miscalculation
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
a little; a bit; slightly
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy