I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
year-end fair; year-end market
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rope; cord; policeman's rope
every year; yearly; annually
before the gate; in front of the gate
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
New Year's pine decoration
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
God; god; ace; king; superior person
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
front entrance; front door
just a minute; small quantity
un-; non-; negative prefix
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish