structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
already; now; no longer; not any more
existence; possession; having; limited company
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
celebratory banquet; feast
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
an issue being settled; a case being closed
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
walking around at night; night travel; night train
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively