revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
first shrine visit of the New Year
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
wish; desire; request; prayer
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
stealthily; secretly; in secret
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to lose sight of; to miss
long ago; a long time ago; already
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
meaning; significance; sense
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
stairs; stairway; staircase
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie