protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
first shrine visit of New Year
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to finish reading; to read through
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to become attached; to begin to love
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)