event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
trauma (usu. psychological)
when it becomes; when it comes to
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
homecoming; returning home
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
another time; some other time
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
production (e.g. play); direction
successive generations; successive emperors
massing (of troops); gathering
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to join forces; to cooperate
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
consequence; outcome; result; blame
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
study; diligence; discount; reduction
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of