to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
friendly relations; social relations; social life
control; check; restraint; inhibition
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
meanwhile; in the meantime
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
digital watch; digital clock
light-emitting diode; LED
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to overflow from something full
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
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)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to continue to do; to persist in doing
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over