off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tone (of voice); manner of talking
first shrine visit of New Year
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
father; dad; husband; you; he
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
good performance; good work; great success
final; eventual; ultimate
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
April Fools' Day; April fool
consequence; outcome; result; blame
spring break; spring vacation
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment