osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
successive generations; successive emperors
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
new menu item; new dish on a menu
kindergartener; preschooler
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
lump together; put all together
rice and curry; curry rice
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
very careful; thoroughly prepared
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
surface of a board or record
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to knock down; to knock off
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk