New Year's Week (festivities)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
one's own handwriting; autograph
family name; lineage; birth; clan
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
divination (based on the Book of Changes)
center of a noh stage; Shōchū era (1324.12.9-1326.4.26)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to live fast (and recklessly)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
antiquity; the previous era
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
since when; from when; how long
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner