(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
rather; better; instead; if anything
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
just a minute; small quantity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
old body; aged person; elderly person
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
New Year's Eve; end of the year
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances