New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
New Year's sake; spiced sake
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
New Year's Eve; December 31
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
water temperature (esp. bath)
arrest; apprehension; capture
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
for example; for instance; e.g.
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
retention; maintenance; preservation
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure