as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
right in the middle (of); midst; height
winning streak; good time to make a profit
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
existence; possession; having; limited company
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
shopping; purchased goods
New Year's Eve; December 31
go on!; right!; here goes!
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts