unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
curse; spell; malediction
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
New Year's Eve; end of the year
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
useless; no good; hopeless
all; entire; whole; altogether
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
perfectly round; perfectly circular
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)