aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
the other day; lately; recently
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
meaning; significance; sense
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
calamity; disaster; accident
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
performer; entertainer; celebrity
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
Saipan (island near Guam)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft