city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
working in the fields; working on a farm
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
first shrine visit of New Year
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
longing for; burning desire
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
God; god; ace; king; superior person
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
human; human-like; as a person
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
watch-keeping; guard; lookout