good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
visual hallucination; vision
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to raise one's voice; to shout
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
want to ... do something; would like to ...
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
battle for Christmas sales
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
(divine) providence; dispensation
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
attendance; presence; appearance
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
first shrine visit of New Year
passage; path; route; one's way