five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
difficult to ...; hard to ...
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls
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)
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
veil of darkness; curtain of night
low tone; bass; low voice
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear