御目出糖: a type of Japanese sweet made from rice and azuki bean paste, eaten at times of celebration

to open one's eye / to stare

a surname / a surname

to empty; to pour out / to vacate; to leave / to make room; to leave space open

(sumo) akeni, a wicker box used by rikishi or gyoji to store personal items

haircare

(written language) Happy New Year!

明け方: daybreak

(informal) Clipping of 明けましておめでとう (akemashite omedetō, “Happy New Year”)

get a huge lead over an opponent in a competition, leave someone in the dust, get the jump on