eating; bite (in fishing)
to arrive; to come to pass
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
as (for); for; in the capacity of
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes
New Year's Eve; December 31
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
notebook; account book; register
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner
like this; in this way; as you see
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
seeing off and meeting on return
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
night view; night skyline; nightscape
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
Western sword (esp. sabre)
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
annual function; annual event
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
natural features; scenery; a premium; gift
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate