ceremony held before going into battle; ceremony to kick off an election campaign
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
all right; very well; okay; I got it
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense