party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
section manager; section chief
rest; break; recess; intermission
planning; plan; project; arrangements
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
memories; recollections; reminiscence
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
another time; some other time
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
hiding one's embarrassment
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
all over Japan; throughout Japan
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
first shrine visit of the New Year
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day