robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
burglary; burglar; closet
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
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
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
free (of charge); gratuitous
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
joint together; opposite; facing
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
going to and fro; back and forth
driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain
news of someone's death; obituary
clicking; clopping; clacking
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
many items; pressure of business
spider's thread; spider silk
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
snake; serpent; large snake