under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
platform; home; home base; home plate
first shrine visit of New Year
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
front shrine; hall of worship
large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base