permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
one bow; one salute; one greeting
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
annual function; annual event
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
20th day of the month; 20 days
wet nurse; nursing mother
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
China and the Soviet Union; Soviet-Chinese; Sino-Soviet
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
authenticity; credibility
appearance; expression; manifestation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
disbanding (usu. a military unit); breaking up
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life