attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
supporting (e.g. a government); backing up; assistance; countenance
posture; position; stance
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
government; administration; ministry
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
occupation; calling; livelihood
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
work; business; company; study
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
family; relatives; dependents; household
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake