handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
single word; a few words; brief comment
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
thereupon; shortly thereafter
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate