New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
company; corporation; workplace
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
that's true; of course; obviously
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
festival; feast; carnival
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
although I say; although one might say; although called
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
participation; joining; entry; adherence
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually