furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
array; muster; line-up; full force
call; summons; convening; convocation
section manager; section chief
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
relatively; comparatively
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
inspection; examination; checking
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to give directions; to issue instructions
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)