to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
actor; actress; player; performer
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
tune (melody, piece of music)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
New Year's Eve; end of the year
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
life; living; I; me; student
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
bygones; the past; past event
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve