December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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)
continuation; succession; series
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
considerably; greatly; a lot
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
history of; experience of
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex