to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
deep-frying with little oil
erroneous entry; misentry; slip of the pen; writing down wrongly (a sum, etc.)
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
afterlife; realm of the dead
fellow; guy; chap; he; him; she
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
extremely talented; very gifted
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
take the opportunity to (do something else)