chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin
product of the land; present; souvenir
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
interviewee; subject of an interview
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
hakkeyoi!; come on!; go ahead!
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
Imperial cortege (procession)
to be accepted by a university
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
sullenly; discontentedly; with hurt feelings
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting