20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
toast; congratulatory cup
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
family; members of a family
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
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)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
imagination; supposition; guess
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)