to clap one's hands in prayer
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
terrible luck; very bad luck
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
annual function; annual event
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
wet nurse; nursing mother
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
China and the Soviet Union; Sino-Soviet; Soviet-Chinese
action; operation; effect; function
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
authenticity; credibility
appearance; expression; manifestation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical