last business day of the year
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
now that; since; as long as; provided that
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
simultaneous; all at once
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
New Year's Eve; December 31
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to be powered on; to be turned on
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
mature woman; middle-aged woman
New Year's Eve; end of the year
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly