to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
very likely; very probable
as planned; according to plan
as expected; as predicted
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
road approaching a shrine
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
line; queue; procession; matrix
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to be accepted by a university
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect