since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
with a friendly grin; smilingly
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
notice; attention; observation
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
toast; congratulatory cup
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
New Year's Eve; end of the year
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
major cleanup; spring cleaning
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
flustered; confused; panicked
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
(feather) duster; dusting
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
rubber band; elastic band
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one