public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
memory; sense; experience
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of New Year
Japanese person; Japanese people
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
number of persons; personnel
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
both; both sides; both parties
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting