cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to be silent; to say nothing
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to bring; to take; to bring about
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
morning; forenoon; just before noon
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
considerably; fairly; quite
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to be in danger of; to be liable to
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)