first shrine visit of New Year
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
manners and customs; folkways; usage
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Japanese person; Japanese people
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to be excited; to be elated
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
outside world; physical world
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be worried; to be troubled
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to rock; to shake; to swing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays