to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
(not so) much; (not) very
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
Niigata (city, prefecture)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
middle of the night; dead of night
daily output; Nissan (Japanese car company)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
New Year's Eve; December 31
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
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 swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
one's own child; one's own children
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
sympathy; compassion; pity
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
by myself; in person; by oneself
secret; private; surreptitious
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)