to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
retreating figure; appearance from behind
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to set up shop; to open a store
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
festival; feast; carnival
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons