type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
downer (dispiriting person or thing); killjoy; gloomy feeling; downer (drug; esp. a barbiturate); depressant
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
front shrine; hall of worship
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
nightlife; night amusements
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
though; even if; whether ... or ...
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
to backfire; to have a harmful result
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to fall ill; to be taken ill
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do