year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
studio apartment; studio flat
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
black lustre; black luster
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
home area; home town; local
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
road approaching a shrine
night stall; night shop; night fair
to come and go; to go back and forth
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
memory; sense; experience
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
antiquity; the previous era
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
with a friendly grin; smilingly
naturally; of course; understandably