to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
headlock (wrestling move)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
this (very thing); this precisely
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
must-see; not-to-be-missed
moving; touching; stirring
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
icon; simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
rapid development; rapid unfolding
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
special radio or television programme; television special
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)
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl