to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
New Year's Eve; December 31
living room (Western style); sitting room
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)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
New Year's Eve; end of the year
first shrine visit of New Year
preparation; arrangements
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to clap one's hands in prayer
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
homecoming; returning home
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
driving at reduced speed; running at reduced speed (e.g. train)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)