red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
entreaty; appeal; petition
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to become fraught with emotion
to be filled to bursting; to burst
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
one's whole heart; everything one feels
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
system; institution; organization; organisation
enactment; establishment; creation
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be overcome with emotion
to play a central role; to take a leading part
slight; insignificant; small
hard to get; hard to come by
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to support each other; to support one another
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married