to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
supply; provision; raising; procurement
how; in what way; by what means
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to squeeze out; to wring out
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely