first shrine visit of New Year
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
man who financially depends on a woman
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
all-night vigil over a body; wake
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below