revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
creator; inventor; developer
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
New Year's Eve; December 31
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
family-oriented; familial
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate