(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
special training; intensive training; crash course
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
monetary offering; offertory
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to need; to call for; to require
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
yearned for; longed for; missed
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
one's family; family member