New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
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.)
treasure chest; strongbox
heap; pile; stack; full measure
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
rather; sooner; preferably
finishing blow; coup de grâce
from here; from this place