ramen; Chinese-style noodles
(United States of) America; USA
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
middle of the night; dead of night
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to perceive; to understand
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
first shrine visit of New Year
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
one end; an end; part; fragment
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be opposite; to face each other
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right