to place after

placing after

hot and sour soup

(formal) [I, we] wish you a happy new year (literally meet a good year)

Alternative form of 蜥蝪の尻尾切り

(literally) the behavior of some lizards to drop their tail in order to escape a predator / (idiomatic) passing the buck to a subordinate; making a underling carry the can

incessant, continuous

completely, perfectly / absolutely, at all (in a negative sentence)

teacup

the second of the 勅撰和歌集 (chokusen wakashū, “imperial waka anthologies”), compiled in c. 951-953 CE