Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
older sister; elder sister
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
first shrine visit of New Year
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
understood; I see; OK; present; here
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
patting; stroking; caressing
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
button (clothing); push-button
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
(chemical) body warmer; heat pad; hand warmer
since when; from when; how long
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates