degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to have one's horizons broadened
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
a little bit; a little while
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
the passing year; the old year
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
private tutor; coach; governess
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
New Year's Eve; December 31
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage