safety; welfare; well-being
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
consumption; expenditure; spending
traffic jams at the end of a (multi-day) holiday caused by returning vacation-goers
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
that's a different matter; that's a different story
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
courtesy call; courtesy visit
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day