cease-fire; truce; armistice
to satisfy the requirements
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
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)
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 lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to apologize; to apologise
this is why; this means; it is the case that
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
hastily made; improvised preparation
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
blunder; miss; slip; oversight