sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
every place; various places
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
traffic restrictions; traffic control
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
as you see; as you can see
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to approach; to draw near
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age