evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
economic fortune; luck with money
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to accompany; to go with; to go together
before god; before an altar
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
God; god; ace; king; superior person
outrageous lie; outright lie
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
group chat; system for chatting with multiple people simultaneously (e.g. on a messaging application)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
future; possible; potential; prospective
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own