going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
New Year's Eve; December 31
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
item; article; dish; course; finest item
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to refer to; to use as reference
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
cherry blossom (colour, color)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to brighten; to grow light
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
playful age; heyday of youth
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)