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
charging (electrically); electrification
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
very likely; very probable
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
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)
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; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
main temple building; nave
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
serious; severe; grave; acute
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year