appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
special radio or television programme; television special
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
troublesome; annoying; complicated
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
first shrine visit of New Year
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely