part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
every year; yearly; annually
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
imagination; supposition; guess
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to anticipate; to foresee
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
two persons; two people; pair; couple
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to talk; to chat; to chatter
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding