being very popular; being in great demand
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
drink money; drinking money
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
natural disaster; cataclysm
golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
very important person; super star; super big shot
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to take away; to carry away
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
disturbance; riot; mayhem
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
conference room; place of assembly
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
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)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low