first shrine visit of the New Year
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
general idea; concept; notion
zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
increase (in an amount of money)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
end of a match; end of a game
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
living by oneself; living alone
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
low table; table with very short legs
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
just because; even if; even though
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name