New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
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)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
head of the student council; president of the student council
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to give up searching (for someone or something)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to rush over; to run up to
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place