New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
how; in what way; how about
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
prayer (for something); supplication
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
by myself; in person; by oneself
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
first shrine visit of New Year
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
this world; this life; world of the living
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...