scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to make merry; to be festive
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
some people; a few people; several people
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
top of the head; crown of the head
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
serious look (on one's face); straight face
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
many; a lot; much; multitude