burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
to make merry; to be festive
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to crawl out of; to creep out of
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
array; muster; line-up; full force
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
living together; communal life; cohabitation
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another