soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
foreign; abroad; overseas
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
imagination; supposition; guess
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to dye; to colour; to color
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness