This miso soup is very delicious.

I often spend time with my family on New Year's Eve.

Misogi is my best friend, always a bright and energetic woman.

We performed a Shinto ritual purification for the New Year.

We performed a Shinto purification ceremony for the New Year.

I performed a purification ritual in the river today.

This thin bamboo basket is light and easy to use.

He likes to talk about his own success and is always telling self-flattering stories.

He was born as an illegitimate child and experienced many difficulties.

My grandfather used to till his privately-owned rice field.