everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
first shrine visit of New Year
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
monetary offering; offertory
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
small change; coins; small sum of money
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
manners; courtesy; etiquette
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
underestimation; undervaluation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
being adopted into the family of one's bride
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled