(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
guardian deity of one's birthplace
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
New Year's Eve; end of the year
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
flour; meal; powder; dust
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to run around; to bustle about
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
guess; speculation; supposition
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)