subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
human relations; personal relationships
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
first shrine visit of New Year
(religious) faith; belief; creed
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
stage actor; stage actress
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
Japanese person; Japanese people
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
study; learning; tutorial
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart