Spain; Spanish (language)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
early to bed early to rise
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)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
periodic; regular; routine
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to come to one's senses; to calm down
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
prevention; precaution; protection against
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
such; like that; that sort of; very
view; opinion; finding; findings
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to get between; to be caught in
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around