Vocabulary

New Year's eve

many islands

Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)

Late Middle Japanese; medieval Japanese; mediaeval Japanese

Tetradium ruticarpum (species of deciduous trees)

itinerant monk

re-thatching; reroofing

springtime repairing of fences after winter damage

burning grass in spring (to kill insects)

burning stubble and dry grass

spring overcoat

light-weight gloves used in spring

tea tasting; tea-tasting

tea tasting; tea-tasting

tide watching (esp. in the Naruto Strait); watching the tide

short-bow archery contest

gathering shellfish, crabs, etc. on the seashore

(rocky) seashore party; seashore festival

outing in spring

tiredness after cherry blossom watching

flute used to lure green pheasants (imitates the pheasant's song)

tranquil mood of spring; feeling of spring

enjoyment of spring; interest in spring

a little bit

backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; the far-off bark of a retreating dog

in-flight magazine

piece of instrumental music; (an) instrumental

hated person; disliked person; person shunned by others; anathema

to turn against; to become an enemy

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor

one can give a plausible argument for anything

to be struck by lightning

fashion designer; couturier

outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate)

observant eye

to wear out (clothing)

nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business

sepak takraw; kick volleyball

Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over