of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
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aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Saipan (island near Guam)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
calamity; disaster; accident
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
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)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
the other day; lately; recently
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
indicate reason; infers some protest
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together