I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
to wash away; to rinse off
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
New Year's Eve; December 31
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
three parts; three copies
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
two parts; two copies; the second part
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
I see; that's right; indeed
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean