small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
whole family; all one's family
to look forward to something
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
New Year's Eve; end of the year
number of times; frequency; count
in terms of; from the point of view of
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
moral culture; spiritual culture; culture born through the workings of the human mind (science, religion, philosophy, religion, art, etc.)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
literature; books (reference); document
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period