first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to entertain; to make welcome
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to look forward to something
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to help each other; to cooperate
since one was born; (in) all one's life
over-fond parent; doting parent
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
although I say; although one might say; although called
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
(sound of one's) heartbeat
to be prolonged; to drag on
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
briskly; quickly; promptly
having said that; on the other hand
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old