rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
objection; dissent; protest
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
sleeping comfort or snugness
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
tossing and turning while asleep
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
turning sideways; landscape orientation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
very young; little; childish; immature
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
in proportion to; just as much as
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
somehow; for some reason or other