grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
reticulated python (Python reticulatus)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
world peace; peace of the world
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to understand from experience
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
productive; constructive; meaningful
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
torii; Shinto shrine archway
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
walking speed; walking pace
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
branch shrine; corporate spin-off; split-off business
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious