foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
first shrine visit of New Year
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to repeat; to do something over again
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
preliminary arrangements; spade work
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
descendant; posterity; offspring
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
without omission; in full
things at hand; personal belongings
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity