uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
general idea; concept; notion
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that day; the very same day
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
of course; certainly; naturally
New Year's Eve; December 31
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
first shrine visit of New Year
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
just a minute; small quantity
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
major cleanup; spring cleaning
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)