finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
unrequited love; one-sided love
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to put someone to trouble
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
time; season; period; phase; stage
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
either way; in any case; one way or another
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
Aloha O'e (folk song by Lili'uokalani)
common people; ordinary people; masses
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)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible