daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
short pause; short interval
New Year's Eve; end of the year
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
New Year's pine decoration
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
annual function; annual event
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
stupid person; slow-witted person