New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to lie deep in; to extend far back
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
preparation; arrangements
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
celebration of a child's seventh day
every evening; every night
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
patient in a serious condition; serious case
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
late at night; deep in the night
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all