hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
system; institution; organization; organisation
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
difference; variation; difference
first shrine visit of New Year
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
not worth doing; waste of effort
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
small number; few; minority
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
light; faint; pale; fleeting
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
matching clothing worn by couples
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)