major cleanup; spring cleaning
all; entire; whole; altogether
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
regret; repentance; remorse
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
number one; first; best; most; game; round
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere