world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
use; utilization; utilisation; application
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(another's) daughter; young lady
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up