articles; supplies; parts
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to call in; to invite; to bring in
lottery; tombola; drawing
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
staff with plaited paper streamers
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
first shrine visit of New Year
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
to be excited; to be elated
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
accompaniment to a drink served at celebrations (such as New Year)
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
naturally; of course; understandably
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
open air; outdoors; outside
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)