to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to change (one's clothes)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
first shrine visit of the New Year
number one; first; best; most; game; round
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out