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
in the same way as; just like
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
New Year's Eve; December 31
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
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
one's own child; one's own children
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to become clear; to be made public
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
older brother; elder brother
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
going west; heading westward
to have a reason; to have an excuse
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to get information out of a person; to begin listening