to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
journal; magazine; periodical
television program; TV program
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
special radio or television programme; television special
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
New Year's Eve; December 31
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
program (e.g. TV); programme
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
correction; rectification; mending; repair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty