on and after; from ... onward; since
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
from outside; from the side
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
before the end of this year
(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.
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
fourth jūbako tray; fourth stacked box
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to change; to shift; to come and go
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
accompaniment to a drink served at celebrations (such as New Year)
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade