person conducting a ritual; priest directing a ceremony; chief priest; conducting a ritual
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hold fast; to protect to the end
oppression; suppression; pressure
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
bullying; teasing; chivying
oracle; revelation; divine message
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
detrimental factor; contributing negative factor
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
promising without due consideration
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
toilet insect; insects that frequent toilets
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
original content; collapsible container
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to read (a book, etc.) over again
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix