to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
winter vacation; winter holidays
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
neighbourhood; neighborhood
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
New Year's Eve; end of the year
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
peas; garden peas; field peas
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
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
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(electric) torch; flashlight
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress