to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
falling asleep; sleep onset
first shrine visit of New Year
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
schoolgirl; female student
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
Western clothing; Western binding
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
holding hands with fingers interlocked
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
water for washing or moistening one's hands
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
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
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness