it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
first shrine visit of the New Year
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
Kobayashi Sachiko (1953.12-)
decorative lights; illumination
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
health; healthy; sound; fit
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
digital versatile disc; DVD
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
taking a commemorative photo