forgetting the hardships of the old year; forgetting one another's age difference
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
even if; even though; however; no matter how
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to move forward; to move on
to put into the mouth; to eat
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
how many years; how long; what year
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
just a minute; small quantity
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to think too much; to be over-concerned
special training; intensive training; crash course
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet