osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
dispute; argument; contention
while being out of the office or away from home
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
customization; customisation
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be muddy; to be slushy
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other