one's own child; one's own children
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
New Year's Eve; December 31
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
in the same way as; just like
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on