prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
mail; postal matter; postal item
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
sailor suit; middy uniform
without cause; without reason
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
possession; retention; maintenance
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
old bones; aged body; advanced age
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
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)
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
January; first month of the lunar calendar
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
like a decent person; human
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven