fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
(how) many times; (how) often
something like ...; something called ...
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
second day of the month; two days
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
special radio or television programme; television special
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
about; concerning; related to; -ish
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
actor; actress; player; performer