Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
wheat straw; barley straw
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
huge rock; firmness; solidity
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
external wound; (physical) trauma
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
recovery; undoing; recall
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work