to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
first shrine visit of New Year
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
beginning; outset; first; onset
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
of course; certainly; naturally
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be needed; to be wanted
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
again; once more; a second time
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to