commuter train packer, "train stuffer" (person who helps stuff people into packed rush hour trains in Japan so the doors can close)

(idiomatic, especially a child) to be on the verge of tears

before the day is done

today, this day / nowadays

engagement, a promise to marry

花鳥風月: beauties of nature; artistic pursuits involving such themes

(collective) those who are winning at life / (Brazil, historical, collective) those who denied Japanese defeat in WWII

dried chestnut

かち割り, 搗ち割り: crushed bite-size ice

Alternative spelling of 搗ち割り