shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
and yet; though; when; in spite of
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays