cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(together) with; -wide; including
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
peas; garden peas; field peas
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
understood; I see; OK; present; here
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...