(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
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
bell-shaped bronze vessel of Yayoi period
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
rope; cord; policeman's rope
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to be flexible; to be accommodating
wish; desire; request; prayer
monetary offering; offertory
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
to clap one's hands in prayer
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
moving out of a dormitory
terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck