to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
whispering into a person's ear
suddenly; all of a sudden
Christmas Eve; holy night
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first half of the game or match
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
limited time; limited-time offer
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair