power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to understand from experience
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
making a strange face; strange face
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
to be helpful; to be useful
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
scenery; scene; landscape
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
antiquity; the previous era
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
body; body blow (in boxing)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
place; room; margin; scope
New Year's Eve; December 31
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
articles; supplies; parts
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays