bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
every year; yearly; annually
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
at least; at most; (even) just
consequence; outcome; result; blame
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to pass (of time); to elapse
January; first month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
thousand years; very long period; forever
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
head; lead; vanguard; first
pupil; student; schoolchild
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
winter vacation; winter holidays
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction