these guys; these fellows
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
first shrine visit of New Year
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
votive picture (originally of horse)
one by one; one each; one at a time
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
rest; break; recess; intermission
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to go past; to pass; to pass by
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
beyond; across; the other side; the distance