New Year's Eve; December 31
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
armor and helmet (armour)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
possessed of a strong sense of duty
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
particularly; only; in the case of
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
glove (esp. sports); globe
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
winter vacation; winter holidays
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup