second (unit of time); arc second
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
January; first month of the lunar calendar
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
greeting; a fine thing to say
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
simply; merely; only; solely
what kind of; what sort of; what
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
also known as; also called
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
go on!; right!; here goes!
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
(short) rest; breather; break