curl; curly hair; ringlet
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
first shrine visit of New Year
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
it's the thought that counts
in succession; one by one
free (of charge); gratuitous
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
joint together; opposite; facing