unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
head of family; originator
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
repeatedly; several times; many times
central stalk of a dried rice plant
chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
old hag; old woman; old bat
child's tear-stained face
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(social) position; status
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
wet nurse; nursing mother
big leakage; uncontained leak
copier; copy machine; photocopier
single-mother household; fatherless family
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
slight; insignificant; small
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year