unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
weight; heavyweight boxer
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
8000; eight thousand; many
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
on the sea; surface of the sea
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
being good at cooking; good cook
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
popular name; common name; given name
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
New Year's Eve; December 31
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)