roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
winter vacation; winter holidays
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
talk; story; conversation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
either way; in any case; one way or another
first shrine visit of New Year
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
right in the middle (of); midst; height
maid; helper; help; assistance
instead; but (on the other hand)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)