to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
New Year's Week (festivities)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
goddess of (lucky) directions
ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water); ten heavenly stems
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
bearing; heading; point of the compass
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
manifested form (of a Buddha or Shinto deity to save people); temporary manifestation
(a) Buddha; deceased person
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition