difficult to ...; hard to ...
complication; confusion; disorder
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
profitable plan; good plan
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
source of funds; resources; finances
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
smuggling; contraband trade
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
New Year's Eve; end of the year
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
business ability; business acumen
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
first shrine visit of New Year
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
destination; place where one is visiting
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)