disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
wintertime; winter season
red-horned demon; red ogre
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
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)
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
acting ability; talent as a performer
to smile broadly; to grin widely
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
office building; office complex
one room apartment; studio apartment
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum