not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
about; concerning; related to; -ish
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
nothing but; none other than
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
stay in hospital; hospital stay
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
destination; place one stays during a trip
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
The Tale of Genji (manga)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
posterity; future life; life to come
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
in the meantime; meanwhile
round, wooden container for cooked rice
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
way of eating; how to eat
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge