to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
back (of a chair); backrest
recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
countries; (various) nations
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
paintings and calligraphic works
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
during; for the duration of
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
sharply; harshly; stingingly
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid