storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
long talk; long-winded speech
autumnal tints; fall tints
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
largest class; top category
heading; headline; index; headword
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
arrestee; person arrested
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game
New Year's Eve; December 31
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
fourth day of the month; four days
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow through; to blow across
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
single door (as opposed to a double door)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
made of aluminum (aluminium)
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)