New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
restoration; repair; mending
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
a certain someone; you-know-who
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
through a (computer, etc.) screen
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
cooling oneself outdoors on a summer evening; enjoying the evening cool
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
menu board (at a restaurant)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
sense of smell; olfaction
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)