to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
ill will; malice; evil intent
shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
god of marriage; matchmaker
Izumo Grand Shrine (Shimane)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade