to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
to peel; to skin; to pare
several years; a few years
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
reason; cause; history; origin
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
word game; wordplay; playing with words
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
varna (each of the four Hindu castes)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
three times; thrice; third (interval)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out