setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
naked person (esp. child)
with a click; with a snap
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
such a thing; something like that
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
influencing (a person) for good
hallway slippers; indoor shoes