to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
surely; certainly; without doubt
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to have a talk; to tell a story
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
drop (e.g. of water); drip
beloved child; dear child
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings