to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
period of time; time slot; time zone
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
four-legged tray for festive food
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to be boiled; to be cooked
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
way of eating; how to eat
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
honorific affix; honorific prefix
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
out of bounds; beyond the pale
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
value; worth; virtue; blessing