(with) only a few left; (with) little left
first shrine visit of New Year
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
automatic; intransitive verb
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.); small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
entrance; admission; entering
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance