inside a plane; in-flight
answering machine; answer phone
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
moneylending; moneylender
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to be reminded of; to call to mind
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
only; merely; but; no more than
cannot be compared with; no match for
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
first shrine visit of New Year
(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 push aside; to push one's way through
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
in that manner; like that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve