New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
samurai; warrior; military family
superior; superiors; senior
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
matter for mutual congratulation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
pupil; student; schoolchild
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
so slight as to be all but non-existent
knowing; (an) acquaintance
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to appease; to suppress; to calm
beginning of the year; the oldest person
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season; offering (to the gods)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
pickled sardines; dried sardines; (lit.) red sardines; (arch.) rusty and blunt sword
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
wealthy and powerful family
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
utmost limits; extremity; limit