armband; arm band; brassard
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
archive photo; file photo
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
smallish; on the small side
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
retention; maintenance; preservation
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
in session; in progress; under way; open
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
overheating; overexcitement
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sanity; consciousness; soberness
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
kickoff party; rally; pep party
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
bygones; the past; past event