to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
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)
monetary offering; offertory
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch