visitor (to a shrine or temple)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
treatment (of a person); dealing with
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
water breaking (during pregnancy)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
it is I who should say so
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Sachertorte (chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
three; three years of age
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
one (thing); one piece; one item
to close (one's eyes); to shut
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
human rights; civil liberties