osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
otherwise; if not; or else
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
or; OR (Boolean operator)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
opposite side; opposition
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi