point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to turn completely into; to become completely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
reaction; response; reaction
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
such ... as; or some such
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to like; to love; to be fond of
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress