haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
predecessor; people of former times
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
two-person ticket (concert, theatre, etc.); couples ticket
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to rustle; to make a rustling sound; to crinkle
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to bawl; to cry; to scream
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
nonchalant air; unruffled air
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
gem; jewel; precious stone
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)