to not believe one's ears
every person; each one; everybody
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
done; just done; just finished
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
court (of law); courtroom
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
kitchen; financial situation; finances
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
principle of laissez-faire
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
dressed up (in fine clothes)
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
front shrine; hall of worship
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to throw into; to dump in together
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die