many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this is why; this means; it is the case that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
very popular; highly favoured
now; the present time; just now; another; more
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fair and square; open and aboveboard
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
sales; selling; marketing
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse