hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
other side; opposite side; other party
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
it is I who should say so
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game
attendance; presence; appearance
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
independent action; acting alone
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)