body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
that's true; of course; obviously
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
don't you think?; indicates question
New Year's Eve; December 31
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
woman; female; feminine gender
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive