no-consultation day (at a doctor's office, clinic, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
first shrine visit of the New Year
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
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 (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
(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; just (like); as if; as though
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
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
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
alternately; by turns; one after the other
serious; severe; grave; acute
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
nonchalant air; unruffled air
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy