adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
social; societal; societary
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
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)
castella (type of sponge cake)
account book; register; ledger
major subject; special study
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
ossuary; crypt; charnel house
dissection; autopsy; analysis
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
care; precaution; guarding; caution
action; operation; effect; function
to withstand; to be able to endure
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power