osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
3rd day of the month; three days
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to have meaning; to be meaningful
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
perpetuation of one's descendants
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
economic fortune; luck with money
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to put into the mouth; to eat
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
and then; and so; and; so then
to be blessed with children
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of