bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
New Year's Eve; December 31
family; members of a family
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
looking depressed; long face
on bad terms; at loggerheads
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to summon; to get used to call
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
less than ...; smaller ...
Western clothing; Western binding
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to watch steadily; to stare
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
even so; anyhow; at any rate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful