first shrine visit of the New Year
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to redeem (from sin); to save
to breathe while sleeping
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
your husband; her husband
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
convenient; handy; useful
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
educator; teacher; educationalist
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt