first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to chase; to run after; to pursue
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
proposal; proposition; suggestion
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
natto (fermented soybeans)
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to show signs of; to appear
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
recently; lately; these days
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
way; method; means; resource; course
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much