breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
New Year's pine decoration
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
New Year's Eve; December 31
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
220th day; end of the storm period
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
on the occasion of; at the time of
first hot bath on New Year's Day
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
decision; judgment; resolution
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
description of regional climate, culture, etc.