to remain; to stay (somewhere)
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
breakfast special; cheaper than usual breakfast combination
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
from here; from this place
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
natto (fermented soybeans)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
on the occasion of; at the time of
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to become frosted; to become frosty
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy