temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
first shrine visit of New Year
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
fifth day of the month; five days
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
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
surely (not); certainly (not)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
probability; likelihood; chances
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
patterns of thinking; train of thought
internal organs; intestines; viscera
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
God; god; ace; king; superior person
craving; longing; thirsting
admirably; exquisitely; aptly