first shrine visit of New Year
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
New Year's Week (festivities)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
goddess of (lucky) directions
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
bearing; heading; point of the compass
this and that; one thing or another