Sakamoto Fuyumi (1967.3-)
forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
care of schoolchildren outside of school time
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
trivial; not amounting to much
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
English conversation; school for English conversation
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
contest; comparison; competition
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
Niigata (city, prefecture)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer