to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(not) merely; (not) simply
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
never mind!; don't worry about it
discipline; training; teaching manners
to work hard; to work diligently
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to become calm; to die down
array; muster; line-up; full force
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
serious; not joking; straight
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...