near; close; beside; third person
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
sales; selling; marketing
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
shredded kombu; Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
in its entirety; whole; wholly
piece; fragment; one (object)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
such; this sort of; like this