heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
entertainment; amusement; fun
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
first shrine visit of the New Year
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
water for washing or moistening one's hands
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
no need to guess; certainly
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
generously; liberally; magnanimously
monetary offering; offertory
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
to clap one's hands in prayer
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual