burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
heap; pile; stack; full measure
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
though; notwithstanding; although
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
excursion; field trip; school trip
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
limited express (train, faster than an express)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
Fukushima (city, prefecture)