at any cost; at any price; at any expense
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to take over; to hand over
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of New Year
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
final; eventual; ultimate
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to begin; to set about; to start
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
eight-sided shape; octagon
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo