daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
rich person; wealthy person
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to relax; to feel at home
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
slightly early; just before
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest