odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
banknote; bill; note; paper money
having gone too far to turn back
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
overall; general; as a whole
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
obliteration; annihilation
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
intensification; aggravation
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle