to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
heart; guts; nerve; central part
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
funeral hall; ceremony site
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
New Year's Eve; December 31
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
decision; determination; resolution
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
fish balls; fish dumplings
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough