before the end of this year
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(woman's) undersash; datemaki; rolled omelette mixed with fish paste (omelet)
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
pickling in vinegar; vinegar pickles
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled
small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
home; household; family; hearth
already; now; no longer; not any more
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
fourth jūbako tray; fourth stacked box
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to have meaning; to be meaningful