what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
tradition; legend; folklore
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
as (for); for; in the capacity of
something like ...; something called ...
lately; recently; nowadays
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
very popular; highly favoured
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
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)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to get strong; to gain strength
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member