tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
wild camellia (Camellia japonica); common camellia
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
within the year; before the year is out
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to anticipate; to foresee
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
coloured paper; colored paper
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
yearned for; longed for; missed
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
to arrive; to come to pass
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
cooperation; collaboration