best regards; please take care of; please do
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
perpetuation of one's descendants
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
economic fortune; luck with money
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to be blessed with children
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
manners; behavior; behaviour
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
Western person; Westerner
actor; actress; player; performer
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
quick work; (clever) feat
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
cold Chinese noodles served with a dipping sauce separately