daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
time; hour; period; class
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
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)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
participants; participating athletes
setting up specially; special installation
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
aimlessly; without a goal
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
along; parallel to; in accordance with
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat