New Year's Eve; December 31
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)
first shrine visit of New Year
sick person; patient; invalid
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to make a speech; to address
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to fill a hole with earth