to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
Ishikawa Sayuri (1958.1-)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
the passing year; the old year
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
New Year's Eve; December 31
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
in that manner; like that
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
great depth; bottomless; great height
considerably; greatly; a lot
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)