joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
men and women of all ages
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to come and go; to go back and forth
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
first shrine visit of New Year
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work