to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to say (something) over one's shoulder
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
line; queue; procession; matrix
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
first shrine visit of New Year
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to work hard at one's lessons
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to telephone; to make a phone call
convenient; handy; useful
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools