item; article; clause; section; point
to develop into a serious incident
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
harm; injury; evil (influence)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to get late; to advance; to wear on
bright; beaming; brilliant; glittering
to shed light; to cast light
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
calamity; disaster; accident
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
stirring; rousing oneself
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
recollection; reminiscence
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
pretension; conceit; hubris
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
within the year; before the year is out
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
inspection; examination; checking
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
decision; determination; resolution
silence (not speaking); muteness