to entrust; to leave to a person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's pine decorations
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
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
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
good (place to leave off); convenient
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
greeting; a fine thing to say
form; shape; figure; visage
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
as a child; when one was a child
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
loveable; very likeable; like very much
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
older sister; lass; young lady
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored