lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
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)
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to handle (a thing) roughly
as usual; as is one's habit
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
votive picture (originally of horse)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to show off; to parade; to pretend
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to begin talking; to open up
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to waste time; to kill time