osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
dressed up (in fine clothes)
(not) even once; (not) ever
preference; priority; precedence
tear gland; lacrimal gland
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
woman who is popular with men
to be discouraged; to shrink from
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to raise one's voice; to shout
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to tighten; to press hard
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
private tutor; coach; governess