(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to thrust down; to push off
scene; sight; scenario; setting
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to win and advance to the next round
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
special radio or television programme; television special
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to switch off; to turn off
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
bedside; near one's pillow
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
accurate; correct; precise; exact
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
time; hour; period; class
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach