dealing with; coping with
by means of; due to; because of; according to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be born; to come into the world
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
one day; (on) a certain day
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
first shrine visit of New Year
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
god of fortune; god of wealth
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
history; pedigree; lineage
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study