futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to degenerate; to lapse into
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
serious; severe; grave; acute
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
quick short steps; toddle; waddle
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth