(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
shop; small store; business; firm
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
one's way back; one's way home
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
two times; twice; two degrees
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
one cause; one reason; one factor
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man