unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
head of family; originator
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
repeatedly; several times; many times
central stalk of a dried rice plant
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
old hag; old woman; old bat
child's tear-stained face
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
wet nurse; nursing mother
big leakage; uncontained leak
single-mother household; fatherless family
slight; insignificant; small
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)