Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
street stall; stand; booth
not yet known; unknown; strange
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
national holiday; public holiday
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
present; gift; to give a present or gift
stone (used for throwing)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
banknote; bill; note; paper money
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to encamp; to take up positions
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
script; screenplay; scenario