New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
certain evidence; definite evidence
guess; speculation; supposition
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
good humour (humor); good mood
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
while being out of the office or away from home
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)