to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
old age; old person; the old; the aged
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
strong-willed; strong of heart
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
number of (large) animals
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
all present; all concerned; all of us
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)