brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
steep (mountain); precipitous; hard (life); difficult; troubled
near oneself; close to one; familiar
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the opposite sex; isomerism
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
in one's hands; in one's control
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
refinement; elegance; grace
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
don't worry about it; forget about it
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
major cleanup; spring cleaning
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
tradition; legend; folklore
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
in the morning; during the morning