first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
shoji (paper sliding door)
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
haori coat decorated with one's family crest and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
historical play; period drama
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
cryopreserved oocyte; frozen ovum
suspicious-looking; fishy
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
(one's) youth; one's younger days
to express (in words); to confess
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to form a group; to form a bunch
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
improved version; revised edition; refinement
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)