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leaving to chance; leaving to fate

1

state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk

1

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

1

a little bit; a little while

2

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

role of the villain; the bad guy

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

3

windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable

3

Nakayama

1

plain; plateau; tableland

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in

1

lottery ticket

4

property; fortune; assets

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

multicolored printing; multicoloured printing

1

folded in half; doubled

1

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

15

cake

4

headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing

1

good idea; good plan

1

halfsies; splitting evenly between two people

2

scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; crunchy rice; woman who enjoys the company of gay men

1

winning number (e.g. in lottery); lucky number

2

winning ticket; lucky number

1

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)

1

to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right

4

winning ticket; lucky number

2

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

6

gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)

5

heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud

1

nonchalantly; without a care

1

winter season; winter

2

to reattach

2

limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll

56

Katanuma

1

winter; wintertime; winter term

2

firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

1

light snow

1

snowman

1

snowball fight

1

iron pot; kettle

2

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

3

to lose one's footing; to slip

5

snow removal

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2