toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
tall figure; high stature
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
late at night; small hours of the morning
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to knock down; to send flying