decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
festival; feast; carnival
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
New Year's Eve; end of the year
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
gluttony; satiation; engorgement
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
degeneration; retrogression
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to have an uneasy conscience
to feel hungry; to get hungry
personal identification number; PIN; password number
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor