two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to eat too much; to overeat
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
way of asking; way of listening; listener
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
just you wait and see (as a threat)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
draw (in competition); tie game
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to forget to say; to forget to mention
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)