good humour (humor); good mood
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
presence; sitting with; being with
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
study; pursuit of knowledge
a help; an aid; some assistance
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to be too late; to be too slow
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
armed forces; military; troops
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
anticipation; expectation
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to discuss; to talk together
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
first shrine visit of New Year