right in the midst of; right at the height of
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
exclusively; (taking) best care
audience; attendance; hearers
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
diligent; absorbed (in something)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
hygiene; sanitation; health
residence; housing; residential building
family; members of a family
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
three cheers; three chants; singing three times
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
new building; new construction
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging