eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
had better ...; had better not ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
regret; repentance; remorse
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
pair; the two; both persons; both things
coexistence; living together
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
woman; female; feminine gender
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
reaction; response; reaction
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)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch