bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
close; intimate; on good terms
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
packing; crating; packaging
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
theatre; theater; playhouse
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
return; relapse; recurrence
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
though; notwithstanding; although
earring (non-pierced); helix
articles; supplies; parts
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays