phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
three; three years of age
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
family; members of a family
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is not (like that) either
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
in comparison to; rather than
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
health; healthy; sound; fit
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
first shrine visit of New Year
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
every year; yearly; annually
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when