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
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
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
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
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
eagle (Accipitridae family)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up