tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
unspecified large number (of people)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
complete set; all; everything
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
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.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
go that far; to that extent
very; extremely; excessively
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door