fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to slap; to strike; to spank
sneeze; sneezing; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
a morning drink (of sake)
to examine closely; to check up on; to ferret out; to wash carefully
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to take on a role; to take part
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
transcendence; transcendency
breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
ill-gotten money; bad coin
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
without notice; without leave (e.g. absence); unregistered; unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
weak point (to take advantage of); weakness; object; aim; thing to look at
advance payment; money paid in advance
admission fee; admission charge
unfortunately; regrettably
to come to an end; to close the curtain
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to show up; to appear; to turn up
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cigarette end; cigarette butt