gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
annual function; annual event
for example; for instance; e.g.
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
New Year's Eve; end of the year
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu
15th day of the 1st lunar month
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)
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
originally; by nature; from the start
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
distinction; differentiation; classification
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
in this way; thus; such; uh...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
relation; connection; relevance
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be dispersed; to get separated
nice; likeable; desirable