before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
very; greatly; exceedingly
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
literature; books (reference); document
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
one's elders or superiors
health; healthy; sound; fit
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to face; to go towards; to head towards
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
due form; official; formality
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
all present; all concerned; all of us
each; respectively; individually; separately
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth