spiced sake (served at New Year's)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
coming and going; traffic
(ceremony of) driving out evil spirits
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
to mark a correct answer with a circle
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
like an old man; like an old woman
accompanying note; postscript
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
no problem; it doesn't matter
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
driving without a license (licence)
racing form; racing (news)paper
school; school building; schoolhouse
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures