time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
first shrine visit of New Year
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
every year; yearly; annually
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
I see; that's right; indeed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
how; in what way; by what means
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for books; volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
(some) more; even more; longer; further
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
indicate reason; infers some protest
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament