still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wired; cabled; communication by wire
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
imagination; supposition; guess
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
New Year's Eve; December 31
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
while; during; while; although; all; both
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
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)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
now; the present time; just now; another; more
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
instant; moment; for an instant
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)