lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
of course; certainly; naturally
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to push aside; to push one's way through
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation