snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
parting; separation; farewell
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
rhyming game; play on words; pun
word game; wordplay; playing with words
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays