osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
item; commodity; list of articles
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
heap; pile; stack; full measure
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to look around; to survey
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sales promotion; hard selling
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
so-and-so; who?; which people?
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
warp; curvature; curve; arch
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
official announcement; proclamation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
wherein; therein; thereinto
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of