8000; eight thousand; many
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
on the sea; surface of the sea
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
New Year's Eve; December 31
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
one's house; one's home; one's family
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
without sparing time for sleep
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
solitude; loneliness; isolation
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
pupil in ... year; student in ... year