New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
personality; style; appearance
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
tomfoolery; monkey business
to push aside; to brush aside
exaltation; emotional uplift
to give flowers as a gift
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
longed-for; anxiously awaited
with a friendly grin; smilingly
apparent; obvious; very clear
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
advance payment; money paid in advance
degree of attention; profile
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility