aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to eat too much; to overeat
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
decision; settlement; definition
first shrine visit of New Year
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
New Year's Eve; December 31
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
last business day of the year
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
retainer; attendant; escort
to this extent; to this degree; this much
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes