living by oneself; living alone
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
occurrence; happening; incident; event
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
successively; one after another
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
first shrine visit of the New Year
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
both (people); the two of them
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to change (one's clothes)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
same; similar; (just) like; equal