the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
Buddhist (household) altar
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
program (e.g. TV); programme
shopping; purchased goods
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
kitchen; financial situation
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
old couple; elderly couple
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to spend time (on doing something)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to relax; to feel at home
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to go past; to pass; to pass by