to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
fat (of meat); fatty meat
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
warp; curvature; curve; arch
emphatic sentence-ending particle
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
singing voice; (sound of) singing
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
society; public; community; social studies
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
street at night; making a night journey
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to scuttle off; to take flight
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
what time; (lit.) which hour
to try all possible means
frequency (of occurrence)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
Japanese-style writing desk
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment