to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
New Year's pine decoration
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to forget to say; to forget to mention
major cleanup; spring cleaning
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
national holiday; public holiday
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
nice; good; well-executed
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
lost article; something forgotten
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
battle for Christmas sales
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
two classes; double; two sets
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
returned goods; returning purchased goods
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird