to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
cooking program; cookery show
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
degree of attention; profile
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
the world in general; society; convention
program name (television); program identification
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
particularly; only; in the case of
guess; speculation; supposition
true character; true heart; true spirit
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to relax; to feel at home
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
setting up specially; special installation
minority group (party); minority
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
morning soap opera; morning television serial
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
broadcasting station; broadcaster