the New Year begins; the New Year starts
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
just past noon; afternoon
after that; afterwards; thereafter
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
government office; public office
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
while; even though; despite
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
constellation; (arch.) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)