festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
January; first month of the lunar calendar
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
15th day of the month; 15 days
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
result; effect; performance; success
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
while alive; during one's lifetime
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
in the meanwhile; during the time
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again