flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to pause; to have a short intermission
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to cease; to stop; to be over
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(the condition of) one's health
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
receiving; acceptance; reception
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
particularly; only; in the case of
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
sympathy; empathy; response
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
much less; to say nothing of
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
world; society; people; the public
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
blood relationship; blood relative
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
first shrine visit of New Year
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)