to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
serious; not joking; straight
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
book; volume; this; present; main; head
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
traditional; conventional
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
three; three years of age
this is why; this means; it is the case that
boiled (e.g. eggs, potatoes)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to look forward to something
don't you think?; indicates question
story; tale; talk; discussion
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)