(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
back off!; leave me alone!
previous engagement; prior contract
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
slightly early; just before
decorative lights; illumination
change in appearance; transformation
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
meaning; connotation; denotation
putting out the light; switching off the light
calming down; quieting down
to need; to require; to take; to demand
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
bakery; baker; pastry shop
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
Christmas carol; Christmas song
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant