setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
in succession; one by one
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too numerous; to be too much
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
on the occasion of; at the time of
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to go out and away; to leave
to pick up; to find; to gather
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; circumstance
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance