osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
origin; beginning; source; rise
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
torii; Shinto shrine archway
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
line; queue; procession; matrix
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
small change; coins; small sum of money
to throw into; to dump in together
monetary offering; offertory
to make a speech; to address
God; god; ace; king; superior person
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
deep affection; dear; beloved
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
longing for; burning desire
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
can do; may do; be capable of doing
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful