congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
customer traffic; customers; custom
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
height (of a person); stature
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
ardent; passionate; vehement
welcome; (warm) reception
the reason is ...; it is because ...
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
earache; aural pain; ear pain; otalgia; otodynia
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary