shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
Arima Kinen (Arima Commemorative; major 2500m race for 3yo thoroughbred horses)
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
skill stop (slot machines)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
trip abroad; overseas travel
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
home; household; family; hearth
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
father and mother; parents
birds of a feather flock together
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
actor; actress; player; performer
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
affiliated company; affiliated business
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open