terrible luck; very bad luck
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to relax; to feel at home
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
arm; skill; efforts; ability
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
slightly early; just before
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
it is not (like that) either
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go