New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
birth; creation; formation
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
cargo; freight; money or assets
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to approach; to draw near
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
grip (of hand); grip strength