to rush over; to run up to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
close; intimate; on good terms
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
high spirits; gleeful mood
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
even so; anyhow; at any rate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
military personnel; soldier
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
traditional; conventional
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
even more; still more; further
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine