celebration; auspicious occasion
radiant smile; contented smile
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
feeling good; feeling pleasant
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to succeed; to bear fruit
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
semla (Scandinavian Lenten pastry)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
reason; cause; history; origin
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
traditional; customary; conventional
carnival (festival held before Lent)
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish