seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take command; to give direction
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
innocence; being not guilty
honor; honour; credit; prestige
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
opposite side; opposition
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
audience; spectator; spectators
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
twice; again; second time
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)