(how) many times; (how) often
to refuse; to decline; to deny
remark; statement; discourse
head house (family); birthplace; originator
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
settlement; conclusion; summary
layer; cosplayer (someone who participates in cosplay); cosplayers
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
showing one's face in public; facing another person
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
racewalking; race walking; walking race
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
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)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lottery; tombola; drawing
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet