as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
how; in what way; how about
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
first shrine visit of the New Year
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
personage; person (deserving of respect)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance