is it?;  isn't it?;  be;  is
 store;  shop;  establishment;  restaurant
 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware;  Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 to cut (grass, hair, etc.);  to mow;  to clip;  to trim;  to prune;  to shear
(arch.)  indicates emphasis, intention, etc.;  indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
 to like;  to be pleased with;  to be delighted with;  to take a liking to;  to suit one's fancy
 congratulations!;  well done!;  best wishes!;  all the best!
 to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
 in the manner of an old person;  like that of an old person;  fusty;  old-fashioned;  fogyish
 to say;  to utter;  to declare;  to name;  to call
 no;  nay;  well;  er;  you're welcome;  not at all
 battlefield;  battleground
 isn't it?;  let's ...;  why don't we ...;  how about we ...
 feeling uneasy;  very worried;  very anxious;  on tenterhooks;  on pins and needles
 to roll up;  to enfold;  to swallow up;  to involve;  to drag into
 to finish;  to end;  to merely result in something less severe than expected;  to feel at ease;  to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone;  to be sorry
 to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.);  to be contained within;  to settle down (into);  to be installed (in one's rightful place);  to settle into (one's position);  to take up (a post)
 conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard;  reason;  cause;  meaning;  circumstances;  situation
 to be nearing death;  to be dying
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 (at) the beginning of the New Year;  early in the New Year
 this sort of;  this kind of;  like this;  such
 today;  this day;  these days;  recently;  nowadays
 approximately;  about;  to (about) the extent that;  (almost) enough that;  as ... as ...;  like
 laid-back;  carefree;  easygoing;  thoughtless;  happy-go-lucky
 to pass (time);  to spend;  to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption);  to drink (alcohol); (arch.)  to take care of; (arch.)  to support
 idiot;  moron;  trivial matter;  folly;  stupid;  foolish
 voice;  singing (of a bird);  chirping (of an insect);  voice;  opinion (as expressed in words);  sound;  sense (of something's arrival)
 big;  large;  loud;  extensive;  spacious;  important
 to be heard;  to be audible;  to be said to be;  to be reputed
 to mind;  to care about;  to be an issue;  to matter;  to keep company;  to care for;  to interfere with
 anyhow;  in any case;  at any rate;  at best;  at most
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well
 to join (hands);  to take (each other's hands);  to scramble for;  to struggle for;  to pay attention to;  to take notice of
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 to drive on;  to urge forward (e.g. cattle);  to rouse (game from its cover);  to press a tenant to leave;  to evict
 like;  similar to;  as with;  in the same way
 to live fast (and recklessly)