tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
(set of) facial features; looks
religious painting; religious picture
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
reconciliation; make peace with
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
banquet or reception hall
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
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)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
household; home; family; housekeeping