private property; personal belongings; personal effects
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
recovery; undoing; recall
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
favorite; favourite; habitually used
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
long exposure (photography)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to think of; to come up with
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
potato chips; potato crisps
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
camera shop; camera store
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
dependent on luck; matter of luck
just the other day; quite recently
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet