effect; result; worth; use; avail
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
first shrine visit of New Year
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
New Year's Eve; December 31
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
custom; habit; customary practice
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to make merry; to be festive
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
royal castle; imperial castle
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
female high-school student
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
one's mental make-up (structure)
polite; respectful; reverent
he; she; that person; (arch.) you