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
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
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)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
chief; main; principal; major
main road; main thoroughfare
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
orders; instructions; directive; command
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to jump upon (a moving object)
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
house to house; door to door
straight course; straight-way; a straight
great difference; big difference; wide margin
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
high efficiency; high performance
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)