flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
New Year's Eve; December 31
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
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)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
although I say; although one might say; although called
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
in comparison to; rather than
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
number one; first; best; most; game; round
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
motorcycle police; white-colored police motorcycle
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
police officer; policeman; constable
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to increase; to add to; to augment
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross