thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to face; to go towards; to head towards
Island; insula; island; islet
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
actor; actress; player; performer
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
family; members of a family
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
those (near the second person)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
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)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
marriage ceremony; wedding
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
prayer (for something); supplication
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)