congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
doorman in charge of footwear
Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
each and all; every single one; everybody
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
urge; demand; importunity
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
and (also); both ... and; as well as
donation; contribution; offering
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
correction; revision; amendment
dividing into four; quartering
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role