first shrine visit of New Year
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to hold fast; to protect to the end
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
plainly; clearly; vividly
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
intelligence gathering; information gathering
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
abuse; misuse; perversion
the last moment; the very end
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
remaining; left-over; excess
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
these guys; these fellows
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly