high spirits; gleeful mood
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
at that (very) moment; just then
government office; government agency; authorities
re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. January 4)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
video camera; video camcorder
paper bag for putting a present in
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
contest; comparison; competition
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
one's person; around one's person
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
"minor cold" solar term (approx. January 6)
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable