to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
something handed down (usu. an order)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
in the background; not standing out
tasteless and odorless; bland
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
nine parts; nine percent; almost
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
addition; adding; supplement
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
monetary offering; offertory
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
going from door to door greeting relatives and friends; complimentary visit for the New Year
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge