wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
don't worry about it; forget about it
to strip and leave clothes lying around
greatest mistake of one's life
to sweep away; to sweep out
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
New Year's Eve; December 31
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
(fish) biting at every cast
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
interval; step; pitch; key
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
buying futures; speculation
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
bubble economy (of Japan, 1986-1991)
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times