last business day of the year
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
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
simultaneous; all at once
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
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
to be powered on; to be turned on
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
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
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to become misty; to become hazy