time; season; period; phase; stage
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to make a list; to enumerate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
railroad corporation; railway company
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to keep (a person) waiting
to thrust before; to thrust at
really; truly; indeed; good grief
near oneself; close to one; familiar
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
(not so) much; (not) very
it is not (like that) either
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
superstition; superstitious belief
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
fortune-telling; divination
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)