to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
branches of a pine (tree)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter
nearby mountain; mountain near a human settlement
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
almost every day; almost daily
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
woman's handwriting; hiragana
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(opening of a) wound; cut
to be conspicuous; to stand out