saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to congratulate; to celebrate
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
several sheets (flat objects)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
fall; drop; descent; coming down
being settled; coming to a conclusion
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation