that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
every year; yearly; annually
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
major cleanup; spring cleaning
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
first shrine visit of New Year
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
the other day; lately; recently
cooperation; collaboration
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched