insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)
earnest; singlehanded; face to face; straight ahead; just in front of
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
annual function; annual event
tenth day of the month; ten days
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to become an expert; to be master at
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
staying up all night; all-night vigil
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
(some) more; even more; longer; further
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to apologize; to apologise
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
low dining table; tea table
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots