large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to prostrate oneself before
biological parent; real parent
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
three; three years of age
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to state; to express; to mention
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
doctor's no-consultation day
greeting; a fine thing to say
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
first shrine visit of New Year
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
retreating figure; appearance from behind
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
snow surface; surface of snow
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner