New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to switch off; to turn off
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
flow of electric current; supply of power; turning on electricity; applying electric current; passing an electric current (through)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
other side; opposite side; other party
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
above all else; more than anything
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
the opposite direction; the other way
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment