profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
New Year's Eve; December 31
living room (Western style); sitting room
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
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)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
way of eating; how to eat
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to put into the mouth; to eat
one's house; one's home; one's family
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to frolic about; to mess around
New Year's Eve; end of the year
first shrine visit of New Year
preparation; arrangements
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to clap one's hands in prayer
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky