first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
contest; comparison; competition
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
raging bull; ferocious bull
to brandish; to flash; to display
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to distract one's attention
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
change; metamorphosis; transformation
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
evening meal; dinner; supper
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful