New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
same village; same town; same province
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
intimacy; affection; familiarity
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
senior high school student
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to begin to walk; to set out
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
array; muster; line-up; full force
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner