thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
value; worth; virtue; blessing
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to talk to oneself; to mutter
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
person being waited for; person who waits
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
dressed up (in fine clothes)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
first shrine visit of the New Year
without doubt; certain; sure
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
active; dynamic; energetic
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something