to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question; inquiry; enquiry
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
main question; real issue at hand
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
one's person; around one's person
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
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)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pick up; to find; to gather
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of