rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
exploitation; overuse; abuse
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
store selling musical instruments
inspection; examination; checking
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid