to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
when it comes to; concerning
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
in succession; one by one
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to be sooty; to be stained
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
living room (Western style); sitting room
first shrine visit of New Year
dressed up (in fine clothes)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
silence; stillness; quietness
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses