to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
biennially; every second year; every other year
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
topic of discussion; agenda
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
beyond human understanding
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to send flying with a kick
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
grip (of hand); grip strength
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
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)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
somewhat below; slightly below
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)