idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
fortune-telling; divination
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to laugh away; to laugh off
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
good or bad luck; fortune
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
explanation; interpretation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to approach; to draw near
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
step; stride; counter for steps
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature