to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
winter vacation; winter holidays
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
originally; by nature; from the start
first shrine visit of New Year
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
simply; merely; only; solely
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to face; to go towards; to head towards
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology