winter vacation; winter holidays
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
(alcoholic) cider; hard cider
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
to make merry; to be festive
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)