shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to be away from home; to be out of the house
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
meanwhile; in the meantime
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
bashful; shameful; ashamed
forcibly; against one's will
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to shed light; to cast light
remaining snow; lingering snow
here and there; in twos and threes; now and then; from time to time; lightly fluttering (of falling petals, leaves, etc.); swirling (in the wind)
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
yearned for; longed for; missed
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
here and there; in places
first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
front shrine; hall of worship