New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
bundling up (in layers of clothes)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
decorum; propriety; politeness
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
foreign land; overseas land; overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to be brought to mind; to come to mind
spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
weave; weaving; woven item
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
completely changed; totally transformed
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to get out of shape; to lose shape
coating of snow; blanket of snow
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary