helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
determination; conviction
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
power; might; authority; influence
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue