to attract; to be used to
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
continuance into the New Year
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
coexistence; living together
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
living by oneself; living alone
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
lottery; tombola; drawing
existence; possession; having; limited company
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
safety; welfare; well-being
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly