certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
considerably; greatly; a lot
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
countermeasure; counter-measure
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
without permission; without notice
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
easy; simple; there's no way that ...