television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
these guys; these fellows
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to google; to do an online search (for)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
opposite side; opposition
actor; actress; player; performer
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
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)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
now that you say that; now that you mention it
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
that's the way it is; such is life
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(physical) growth; development
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
at that time; in those days
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly