confections; sweets; candy; cake
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
popular name; common name; given name
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
festive chopsticks; thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
food and alcohol offering to the gods
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
how much; how many; to what extent
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
January; first month of the lunar calendar
15th day of the month; 15 days
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the New Year; Koshōgatsu