care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
economic strength; economic power; economic might
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
festival merrymaking; revelry
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
festive chopsticks; thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
coating (esp. lacquering)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
virtue; charm; merit; good point
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
inexpert or untrained eyes
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
consists of; comprises; is made up of
100,000; hundred thousand
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to telephone; to make a phone call
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
without cause; without reason