New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
prayer (for something); supplication
to clap one's hands in prayer
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
fulfilment of a vow; one's earnest prayer being answered
great cause; moral law; justice
monetary offering; offertory
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
lottery; tombola; drawing
decorum; propriety; politeness
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop