selling out; being sold out
customer traffic; customers; custom
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
New Year's Eve; end of the year
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
cartoon characters; anime characters
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
road approaching a shrine
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
prayer (for something); supplication
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
prayer for school success
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
being seen here and there; appearing in various places